Premiere of What If We…? in Washington, D.C., October 29th and 30th!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be premiering our newest work, What If We…? at two high-profile events in Washington D.C. on October 29th and 30th.  

First up on October 29th will be a performance at the World Bank’s headquarters in conjunction with the opening of the exhibitionThe Art of Resilience.  Then on October 30th, we’ll appear at Forest Trends’ 20th Anniversary dinner event. 

What If We…?, by the award-winning composer Wendy Loomis with spoken word artist Royal Kent in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project, is a sonic dive into climate change-induced sea level rise, contrasting two possible futures, and asking what the world could be like if we can muster the collective will now to act on the climate crisis.  The work will be performed by the jazz and spoken word ensemble COPUS.   The Bay Area-based band has received awards and nominations for its provocative poetic jazz; they have performed throughout the U.S. at places including The Bitter End in New York, SFJazz in San Francisco, and the Cutting Edge Festival in New Orleans.  In addition to Wendy Loomis and Royal Kent, the quartet includes bassist Patrick Mahon and drummer Levon Washington.

Accompanying visuals are by the distinguished artist Kim Anno. 

For more information, please see our events page.

Climate Live at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, September 29th!

If you missed our packed performance of Climate at The Exploratorium last week, you can catch another live performance this Sunday at The San Francisco Conservatory Music. We’ll appear as part of an evening of performances around the theme, “Music and Nature”, Sol Joseph Recital Hall, 7PM. The Conservatory is conveniently located at 50 Oak Street in San Francisco.

Composed by Erik Ian Walker in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project, Climate is a musical journey across 450 years of the climate’s past, present, and two possible futures.  The band line-up includes Erik Ian Walker on keyboards, Michele Walther on violin, Thomas Dimuzio on synthesizer (and live sampling), Scott Brazieal on keyboards, and Bill Noertker on bass guitar.

For more information, including address and ticketing, please click the logo. 

A Call 2 Peace Hosts Benefit Concerts for The ClimateMusic Project in Los Angeles!

We were honored to have A Call 2 Peace stage two benefit concerts on our behalf over the weekend in Los Angeles.  Special thanks also to our action partner, California Interfaith Power and Light, as well as the venues, St. Andrews Church and MCC in the Valley, for making these benefit events possible. 

A Call 2 Peace was founded by a small group of outstanding musicians who are committed to applying their world class talents to furthering the cause of peace and justice in the world.  The core group includes: Performer, composer, and producer Eduardo Del Signore, whose collaborations have included work with Dionne Warwick, Al Jarreau, Milton Nascimento, Jorge Trasante (Gypsy Kings), and many others; violinist Scarlet Rivera, who has worked closely with Bob Dylan (and appears in the Martin Scorsese film, Rolling Thunder Revue), and many others, including Indigo Girls, Tracy Chapman, and Keb ‘Mo; and soprano Sonia Kazarova, who is currently studying under the baton of Maestro Douglas Sumi of Los Angeles Opera, having recently returned from singing in Zaragoza, Spain with Maestra Diva Montserrat Caballe as a participant performer in her world renowned masterclass.

For the benefit shows, which took place on Friday and Saturday this past week in Los Angeles, A Call 2 Peace invited several guest artists and friends to join them on stage, including percussionist Ron Wagner, guitarist Federico (Freddy) Ramos, DJ Werd, violinist Chishuan, and guitarist Dan Ferguson. Thanks also to South African fine artist Jabu for gracing each venue with his inspiring art!

We are grateful to our friends at A Call 2 Peace and Interfaith Power and Light for their partnership and support! 


The ClimateMusic Project Live at The Exploratorium, September 19th at 8PM

Join us at 8PM on Thursday, September 19th at The Exploratorium in San Francisco for a live performance of Climate!  

Composed by Erik Ian Walker in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project, Climate is a musical journey across 450 years of the climate’s past, present, and two possible futures.  The band line-up includes Erik Ian Walker on keyboards, Michele Walther on violin, Thomas Dimuzio on synthesizer (and live sampling), Scott Brazieal on keyboards, and Bill Noertker on bass guitar.   

The evening will include an introduction by The ClimateMusic Project’s lead science advisor, Dr. Bill Collins, as well as a post-show panel discussion with audience Q&A focusing on low carbon transportation for the 21st Century.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Young Composers Engage on Climate

Our on-going collaboration with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Technology and Applied Composition Program (TAC) culminated again this year with a concert of student ClimateMusic compositions. This year’s show took place at San Francisco’s Exploratorium on the evening of May 9th.

TAC Studio Director Taurin Barrera’s Theory of Musical Synthesis students grappled over the semester with the realities of climate change, as introduced by our very own Dr. Alison Marklein. Alison prepared multiple narratives about climate change drawing from the science and backed by data for the students’ exploration and use, and composer Erik Ian Walker talked with the students about his experience in composing Climate as well. Each student then wrote custom software to translate historical climate data and predictive data models into electronic instruments and musical parameters. With this data as the seed, the young composers premiered a range of remarkable compositions exploring the urgent issue of climate change through sound.

We will be posting a few recordings from the show soon! In the meantime, here are photos of just a few of the performances.