Kaleidoscope of Creativity: Tornadoes, Oceans and Climate
photo credit: Travis Farncombe
Quick Info
Schedule
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024 | 7–9:30pm
Music Building and Talbot College
Free
Concurrent events and performances throughout Music Building and Talbot College
Events program (PDF)Event map (PDF)8:15–9:30pm
Concert and Panel Discussion in von Kuster Hall
Concert program (PDF)More Information
Event brochure (PDF, 7M)
Contact
Sharon Wei
swei48@uwo.ca
Northern Tornadoes Project and Western Music
Friday, March 1 | 7–9:30pm
Music Building and Talbot College
Overview
Experience a Musical Gallery inspired by Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project and other weather and nature-inspired research. Graduate composition students will be collaborating with engineers from NTP and faculty from Music Performance Studies. Marine biologist Paul Mensink contributes with experiential augmented-reality and virtual-reality exhibits. Interactive painting is planned alongside performances of compositions from David Ludwig, Joshua Roman and The Tempo Project's Lucy Jones. After the gallery, join us in von Kuster Hall for a concert and panel discussion.
Performances and Events
7–8pm | Music Building and Talbot College
Various locations throughout the Don Wright Faculty of Music will be transformed into a gallery that features music inspired by the data collected by the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) as well as other weather and nature-inspired pieces.
Events program (PDF) | Event map (PDF)Event brochure (PDF, 7M)
| TORNADOES | 7pm and 7:30pm | von Kuster Hall Western Music graduate composer musical works inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project |
| 7–8pm | MB 140 (across from von Kuster Hall) SASAH student works inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project |
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| OCEANS | 7pm | 7:15 | 7:30 | 7:45 | Studio 242 Virtual reality and live music experience from Faculty of Science teaching fellow Paul Mensink |
| 7–8pm | MB 241 (next to Studio 242) SASAH student works inspired by Paul Mensink’s VR experience |
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| WATER | 7–8pm | Talbot College Atrium Marine biologist Paul Mensink presents an immersive, augmented reality experience |
| CLIMATE MUSIC |
7pm | 7:20 | 7:40 | MB 227 Music from seismologist Lucy Jones’ Tempo Project: In Nomine Terra Calens Music inspired by storms and tornadoes by David Ludwig and Joshua Roman |
Concert and Panel Discussion
8:15pm | von Kuster HallView concert program (PDF)
The evening continues in von Kuster Hall. Join us for a concert of world premiere performances of musical works inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project, from Don Wright Faculty of Music graduate composers Emily Hiemstra, Joyce Lee, Neda Samavati, and Ryan Duffy.
Planned performances include:
- Viola quartet (Western Music students Ludmilla Kraneck, Miriam Elsawi, Tasman Tantasawat, Zach Guo; violas)
- Cello and piano duo (faculty members Thomas Wiebe and Angela Park)
- Saxophone Duo (students Liam Bird, alto; Danielle McAfee, baritone)
- Faculty trio (Jana Starling, bass clarinet; Aaron Hodgson, trumpet and flugelhorn, Denis Jiron, trombone)
A panel discussion follows with Greg Kopp, ImpactWX Chair in Severe Storms Engineering and NTP lead researcher; seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones who is also the founder of Tempo: Music for Climate Action; and Kevin Mooney from the Don Wright Faculty of Music.
Lastly, the evening culminates with an uplifting performance of Beethoven's Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” in F major Op. 68 arranged for string sextet (Scott St. John and Yvonne Lam, violins; Annemarie Moorcroft and Sharon Wei, violas; Zachary Mowitz and Mischa Meyer, cellos)
Events and performances subject to change without notice.
Special thanks to the first-year SASAH students for their significant contributions to this event.
Banner photo credit: Travis Farncombe
Sponsors
Contact
Sharon Wei
swei48@uwo.ca
