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Music & the Arts

May 31, 2024 • 10:54 am Comments Off on Earth Song: How Music Can Serve as a Response to the Climate Crisis

Earth Song: How Music Can Serve as a Response to the Climate Crisis

Trey Lee, Eldbjorg Hemsing, and John Luther Adams

Included in the latest issue of Strings magazine is my story on efforts by Trey Lee, Eldbjorg Hemsing, and John Luther Adams to address the climate crisis:

Nature sings in the work of countless composers in the Western classical tradition. The calls and flutterings of birds, spine-tingling thunder, falling raindrops: Vivaldi transformed a repertoire of found sounds from the natural world into some of the most memorable moments in The Four Seasons. …

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Filed under: climate change, John Luther Adams, Strings

June 27, 2023 • 9:46 am Comments Off on Community, Climate Change, and Early Music

Community, Climate Change, and Early Music

Three leaders of Pacific MusicWorks, from left, Henry Lebedinsky, Tekla Cunningham, Stephen Stubbs. ‘A healthy ecosystem needs to have an educational aspect that cultivates the next generation.’ (Photo by Elizabeth Ellis)

My feature story for Early Music America Magazine’s latest issue is now available online:

The vulnerability of our natural ecosystems makes us more aware of the fragile state of our artistic ecosystems—and how profoundly interconnected these issues are.

What happens when a city known for its early-music scene becomes too expensive for musicians?

‘Can one person save the planet? No. But you can right your own individual actions that are ethical and point you in a certain direction.’

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Filed under: climate change, early music, Early Music America

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