SOLD OUT – Tree-Ring Listening – Fred Fox School of Music

SOLD OUT

A collaboration by the Fred Fox School of Music, School of Art, and Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.

Sunday, December 5 @ 7pm
Monday, December 6 @ 7pm
Tuesday, December 7 @ 7pm

$Free admission, Limited seating
Reservations via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/tree-ring-listening…

This performance features the world-premiere of Pine Chant, a mesmerizing new composition by Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth. Inspired by tree-ring growth data from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, the piece is a sonic embodiment of twelve Arizona trees and an emotional response to the climate crisis.

The collaboration was designed by oboist Sara Fraker, whose research explores intersections of ecology and music. She will be joined in the LTRR’s exquisite gallery space by fellow wind faculty Jackie Glazier (clarinet) and Marissa Olegario (bassoon), with light design and art direction by Kelly Leslie (School of Art) and spoken word by biologist Margaret Evans (LTRR).

Additional musical works by Veronika Krausas, Alexandre Tansman, Jenni Brandon, Paquito d’Rivera and Heitor Villa-Lobos. An exhibit of digital illustrations depicting the twelve trees in our study, created by students from the School of Art, will provide a visual backdrop for the performance.

This project is made possible by a UA Production Faculty Seed Grant and the College of Fine Arts Fund for Excellence.

We will adhere to University Covid-19 health and safety protocols, details of which can be found at https://covid19.arizona.edu/.

Parking suggested via the Sixth Street Parking Garage, directly across from the building.

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One thing that needs to be considered in this time of major climate change concern is the carbon emissions of flying in artists from overseas. The carbon emissions of flying Stockholm-Tucson roundtrip come to about 3 tons per economy class passenger. That is comparable to the carbon emissions produced by the average American in 1 year of driving. Could a US-based organist have played this recital (shorter travel distance and lower emissions)? Or, is Hammarstrom already on tour in the US (thus consolidating multiple recitals into 1 overseas trip)? There is also the option of offsetting flight emissions. Saying this as a DMA grad of the UA organ program and as an astronomy educator who’s following the astronomy field’s efforts to mitigate climate impact.

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