What We Do

We seek to make climate science personal. 

Combining the talents and expertise of world class scientists, composers, musicians, artists, and tech pros, we enable the creation and staging of science-guided music and visual experiences to inspire people to engage actively on the issue of climate change.

Across diverse communities, climate awareness and action may take different forms. That’s where music fits in—music is a universal language that defies communication barriers, socioeconomic disparities, and cultural differences. Through music, we’re able to bring communities together and celebrate our rich diversity.

VIDEO: Excerpt from Icarus in Flight, 1979-85. By composer Richard Festinger, performed by the Telegraph Quartet

Music is familiar, accessible, and—for most people—much easier to relate to than articles or lectures about the climate crisis. We created The ClimateMusic Project to harness this universal language to tell the urgent story of climate change to broad and diverse audiences in a way that resonates, educates, and motivates.

We provide resources and contacts to channel the emotive energy of our audiences into action.

We can’t fight the climate crisis in isolation; it takes cross-disciplinary and multicultural collaborations, combined with understanding, to achieve change. In partnership with world-class collaborators, we are working on exciting new content that leverages technology to reach global audiences with inspiring, content-infused music. Members of our science team are on hand at most of our performances to provide context about each work and to explain how the music relates to the science.

During and after most performances, audiences also have the opportunity to engage with members of our science team, artists, and organizational partners about solutions to the climate crisis.  We strive to provide pathways for all audience members to participate in climate solutions–whether at home, at work, or in their communities.

On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, we partnered with The National Academy of Sciences on an online event. The resulting video provides good insight into our work. To view, click here.

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Our audiences confirm that ClimateMusic facilitates a visceral understanding of the urgency for climate action.  The following audience member quotes are representative: 

Stay tuned for new music in many genres...