KEEP MAKING MUSIC AT ARIZONA – Fred Fox School of Music

Keep Making Music AT Arizona

From the excitement of the spotlight, the cheers of our audience, and the glory of the repertoire, we keep making music.

We do not remember the countless hours of practice with millions of note repetitions and the overwhelmingly busy schedules, but we keep making music.

We recall the numerous auditions and try-outs resulting in both triumphant successes…and many, many failures, but through it all, we keep making music.

We remember the poetic, joyous, tender, and bittersweet moments of music performed to captivated audiences…because of this we keep making music.

The friendships gained, the refinement of our craft, the performance of timeless music that brings joy to audiences…for these, we keep making music.

We are inspired by our friends, great composers from the past and future, and the unattainable goals we constantly place before ourselves…for these, we keep making music.

This art that pushes us to our limits, requires our concentration, and jealously demands our time, rewards us with indescribable, fleeting musical moments. For all of this, we keep making music!

KEEP MAKING MUSIC AT ARIZONA.

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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.