SCCF to host ClimateMusic Project for performance
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) will host the ClimateMusic Project on March 13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the pavilion at the Bailey Homestead Preserve on Sanibel.
The San Francisco-based initiative will perform “Climate,” a composition by Erik Ian Walker that tracks historical and projected variations in the climate system. As part of the SCCF’s Evenings at the Homestead series, the performance and synced animation will use music to tell the urgent story of climate change in a way that resonates, educates and motivates.
“The music of ‘Climate’ has a powerful impact; hearing and feeling it gives you an understanding of the issues from your core, in a way that looking at a chart simply does not achieve,” SCCF Adult Education Director Jenny Evans said. “It’s a must-listen.”
The ClimateMusic Project was created to connect people to climate science and action through the power of music. Its premise is that music is familiar, accessible and — for most people — much easier to relate to than articles or lectures about the climate crisis. Its current portfolio features four compositions, each created in a different style of music, which have been performed internationally.
“‘Climate’ transports us from the past to possible futures that could await us — depending on what we do today — before bringing us back to the present, still in time to act,” Walker said. “‘Climate’ integrates well-established scientific insight and data, which affect the trajectory of the music.”
“Climate” tells the story of climate change from 1800 to 2250, following two possible scenarios for the future. He composed it by identifying four key indicators and assigning each a musical analog:
– Carbon dioxide concentration is reflected in the tempo of the composition
– Near Earth atmospheric temperature is represented by pitch
– Earth energy balance (the balance between incoming energy from the sun and outgoing heat from the Earth) changes are audible as distortion
– Ocean pH is represented by compositional form
Following the performance, there will be a Q&A with Walker, the musicians and scientists. There will be light refreshments, and tables set up from SCCF partners SanCap Resilience and Florida Right to Clean Water.
The event was made possible by the SCCF Flourish Fund.
Tickets are $20.
For tickets or more information, visit https://events.humanitix.com/evenings-at-the-homestead-the-climatemusic-project.
The Bailey Homestead Preserve is at 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.