Birdsong for Prisoners explores the ways in which we interpret sound, recalling memories of chords and phrases that trigger new stories and challenge our perception of a world where sound is only available with accompanying still and moving images. Created from a variety of sources including birdsong, improvised jazz and the creative use of piezo mics to record the rarely heard sounds of the human smile, Birdsong for Prisoners presents an opportunity to explore how listeners react to, and interpret, an original composition that places sound at the centre of an audience response.