Live Performances, Appearances, Video Screenings, & Online Events
APR 9, 2024 – BE COOL CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING ON TUESDAY, AT HEADCOUNT VIRTUAL OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NY Join HeadCount and the Be Cool! Campaign for a one-hour voter registration webinar! For more information click here!
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 7:00PM – https://secure.thefreight.org/14096/east-bay-climate-0528Music & Dance Climate VoteFest. For more information on the event click HERE.
New Date! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th – We will be performing Climate on Sanibel Island in Florida through an engagement by the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation- For information and updates, please visit HERE.
Call for young people everywhere to lend their voices to a global climate action campaign, produced in partnership with Music Declares Emergency. It’s fun and easy to participate–just click on the campaign image above for details.
Selected Past Events
March 2, 2024. Video screening of What If We? at the San Francisco Public Library’s Night of Ideas. 5PM.
For more information, click the image below.
The Bay Area’s biggest celebration of creativity and critical thought is back at the San Francisco Public Library’s Main Branch! The fifth annual Night of Ideas brings together an array of local cultural organizations, leading thinkers and artists to contemplate a future for city life that is more just, culturally vibrant, and sustainable.
October 24th, Screening of Climate video, Environmental Law Institute Awards Dinner, Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit the event page.
We would like to thank the Environmental Law Institute for highlighting our work at their annual awards banquet in Washington, D.C. We would also like to congratulate Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd on his award and excellent work.
“The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is proud to announce Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, a renowned atmospheric scientist and leading international weather-climate expert, as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Environmental Achievement Award. As a professor, broadcaster, and a former president of the American Meteorological Society, Dr. Shepherd has consistently emphasized the vital importance of scientifically informed decision-making in addressing environmental challenges.”
ClimateMusic Project Concert & Fundraiser on Sept 14th, 2023 6:30PM Historic Firehouse Fort Mason, San Francisco
ClimateMusic Project Concert & Fundraiser
An experience of live ClimateMusic and the “Renaissance Funk” grooves of COPUS, with Bay vista views, and bidding on treasures in a silent auction. It was an opportunity to meet members of our science team and ClimateMusic composers, and to enjoy refreshments from local sources with friends.
Find the webpage here to learn more about this past event!
May 5, 2023 Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music in collaboration with The Climate Music Project: Sink or Synth: Music and Earth Wind & Synths. Music for Climate Action.
This was a performance of science inspired music created by students in the Conservatory’s Technology and Applied Composition Program. Working closely with a scientist affiliated with The Climate Music Project, each young composer created custom software tools to translate historical climate data and predictive data models into electronic instruments and musical parameters. With this data as the seed, the musicians premiered a range of remarkable compositions that explore the urgent issue of climate change through sound.
Video Screening of Icarus in Flight, Visiones Sonoras Festival, Morelia, Mexico, March 6-10, 2023
We are delighted to share that we will be screening the performance video for our portfolio composition, Icarus in Flight, by composer Richard Festinger, at the “Visiones Sonoras” festival in Morelia, Mexico, March 6-10. This festival is all about sound, the environment, and climate change, and includes an impressive line-up of speakers and performers from the Americas and Europe. For more information, please visit: https://en.cmmas.com/vs19
Be Cool Benefit, Cafe Du Soleil, San Francisco, March 30, 2023
Join us on Thursday in San Francisco for this benefit concert for Be Cool!, a campaign to recruit thousands of young people to help address the climate crisis. We have a great lineup of Bay Area singer/songwriters in an intimate setting. There is limited seating, so please come early if you are interested, the place fills up fast! For more information please go the the Be Cool! Campaign page here: Be Cool! Campaign
October 11th, 2022, “Art & Tech in a Warming World”, KQED with The New York Times
We are delighted to announce the West Coast premiere of our latest work, Audyssey, by composer Eduardo Del Signore with visual designer Angelo Chiacchio. For more information and tickets, please visit the KQED events page.
September 20th, Private Premiere of Audyssey, World Economic Forum, New York City
We are delighted to announce that The ClimateMusic Project will premiere its newest portfolio composition, Audyssey, during Climate Week in New York City. The premiere will take place at a private event hosted by the World Economic Forum’s Center for Nature and Climate.
June 6th, 2022 Songwriters’ workshop in collaboration with Music Declares Emergency
We are delighted to announce our inaugural songwriters’ workshop, which is scheduled for June 6th. We are collaborating with Music Declares Emergency to enable established songwriters’ to create new science-informed music that inspires and engages their audiences around climate action. 
April 22nd, 2022, Commonwealth Club Earth Day event, San Francisco, California
We are back in San Francisco for this event, showcasing our work in celebration of Earth Day! For details, please visit the Commonwealth Club of California.
April 18th, 2022, Headliner: “Making Meaning with Climate Art”, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Silicon Valley
We’ll be joining Santa Clara University’s week-long tUrn climate awareness and action event, screening videos of Climate and What If We…? and participating on a panel. For more information, please visit: https://www.scu.edu/turn/headliners/
April 6th, 2022, online event with Tufts University, Medford, MA
Civic Life Lunch – Science + Music + Action: What If We Change How We Look at (and Hear) the Climate Crisis? Wednesday, April 6 | 12 PM ET | Virtual Event
March 28th, 2022, “The Unusual Suspects – Communication for Climate Change by New Societal Actors”, online event with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
This will be an online workshop via Zoom. We will be traveling virtually to Norway on March 28th to participate in “The Unusual Suspects – Communication for Climate Change by New Societal Actors”, an online workshop with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Composer Richard Festinger will introduce our work, and Dr. Garrett Boudinot will be on hand to engage the audience in Q&A. Participation is free and open to the public online. For details and to register: https://lnkd.in/gsbg7RX9
January, 9 2022, Online event at WEP 2022 Resilience, Saudi Arabia
We were delighted to participate in the Winter Enrichment Program (WEP) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia on January 9th from 7:20-8:00 AM PST. We presented two compositions: “Climate,” and “What if We”. “Climate,” composed by Erik Ian Walker, uses historical data and scientific projections to both track and reflect the changing climate from 1850 onwards in the tempo, pitch, distortion, and form of the composition. “What if We,” composed by Wendy Loomis and in collaboration with Royal Kent, conveys the impact of rising sea levels on the land area and global population. A 15 minute Q&A period with Erik Ian Walker, Wendy Loomis, and ClimateMusic founder Stephan Crawford followed the performances.
To see WEP 2022’s Opening Day event and ClimateMusic’s role, click here!
November 12th, 2021 – Live from Vienna and San Francisco: A Musical Call for Climate Action, San Francisco, California and Vienna, Austria
This bi-continental concert—our most ambitious event yet— merged simultaneous live performances in San Francisco, CA and Vienna, Austria, into one seamless concert for a global audience online. Our partner in Vienna, Yury Revich, is both globally recognized as a violin soloist and as a climate activist. The event will took place at 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7PM GMT, and 8 PM CET on Friday, November 12th.
The program included a diverse array of world class artists performing climate-themed music from across the ages and across music genres, from classical to hip hop. A highlight will be a performance by The Telegraph Quartet of Icarus in Flight by composer Richard Festinger. This science-guided work explores three human drivers of the climate crisis over 200 years.
Our call to action featured Khafre Jay, award-winning artist, activist, and organizer who founded the non-profit Hip Hop for Change. The program culminated in a wide range of climate actions and resources appropriate for individuals from all backgrounds and circumstances to participate in and share. Live from Vienna and San Francisco allows us all the opportunity to be inspired by music and to act on climate change!
To view a recording of the concert free of charge, please fill out this form, and directly after submitting it the links to the concert recording, digital program, climate action pledge form, and post-concert feedback survey will be available!
With thanks to our sponsors and supporters!
November 2nd, 2021 – Private Event in celebration of the U.K. hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, British Consulate, San Francisco
We are honored to have been invited to present our music at this event organized by the British Consulate in San Francisco.
October 14th, 2021: Participation in “Young Mexican Leaders for Climate Action and Biodiversity Promotion”, a virtual conference organized through the Delegation of the European Union to Mexico in coordination with the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We are honored to contribute to this vital dialogue through our music. We will be screening the performance video of Climate, by Erik Ian Walker. The event is accessible by the public via this link.
September 23, 2021 Online Exhibition and Panel with Ruth’s Table, San Francisco, California
We are delighted to participate in an upcoming exhibition on climate change at Ruth’s Table, running from August 19 – October 7, 2021. We’ll be featuring a video version of our portfolio composition, Climate, by composer Erik Ian Walker. Erik, along with ClimateMusic’s Stephan Crawford, will join a panel of artists for an online discussion on September 23rd beginning at 4:30 PM Pacific. More detail and a link to registration information will be posted here soon.
About Ruth’s Table in San Francisco’s Mission District:
In 2009, artist Ruth Asawa donated her dining table, constructed by her husband, architect Albert Lanier, to Bethany Center affordable living community. The table, symbolic of social gathering, community and creativity, formed the start of an arts initiative called Ruth’s Table. Along with her gift, came Ruth’s wish: for the table to serve as a hearth for creativity.
Ruth’s Table continues to strive to foster social connections and positive change through creative programming and build an environment where participatory arts are integral to life in our community.
September 30, 2021, Online event with Centro Euro-Mediterraneo Sui Cambiamenti Climatici, (CMCC) Milan, Italy
We are excited to announce this event in collaboration with CMCC in Milan, Italy. Stay tuned for more information that will be posted here soon!
September 26th, 2021 Online event with Physicians for Social Responsibility, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, California
We are honored to collaborate with Physicians for Social Responsibility on this online video screening of our portfolio composition , Climate, by composer Erik Ian Walker. More information to come soon.
April 27th, 2021, Online event with Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada, 4PM Pacific
Join us as we take an extraordinary musical journey through time to explore three human drivers of climate change. We will be featuring an excerpt of Icarus in Flight by composer Richard Festinger in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project. The evening will include an opportunity to engage in conversation about the music and the science underlying it with the composer and ClimateMusic Project Executive Producer Stephan Crawford. Q&A to follow. Moderated by Senior Fellow Dr. Dianne Saxe.
To register, please click here.
April 22nd, 2021 Online event with The Brooklyn Rail
On Earth Day (April 22nd) starting at 10AM Pacific we are participating in an event hosted by The Brooklyn Rail. This online event, The Sound of Science, will be a mind meld of scientists and artists around the topic of climate. We’ll be featuring a short version of our very first composition, Climate , and will have composer Erik Ian Walker on hand with Dr. Andy Jones and Laurie Goldman to offer their insights about music, science, science + music, and climate action. The event will include additional contributions by an impressive line-up of guests, including Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky, journalist and accomplished musician Andrew Revkin, scientist Dr. Jacqueline Austermann, artist Torkwase Dyson, and more!
To register, please click here.
February 24th, 2021 Online event: Creativity Against the Climate Crisis, UK
ClimateMusic’s founder Stephan Crawford joined a panel of artists sharing insights about the role of the arts in inspiring and facilitating climate action.This event was part of the UK Fairtrade Festival, and a video of the session can be viewed in this link.
February 23rd, 2021 Online event: China Goes Green: A Conversation with Judith Shapiro and Yifei Li, and ClimateMusic
We screened an excerpt of Icarus in Flight during this event, which was hosted by the California-China Climate Institute. Composer Richard Festinger was on hand to provide an introduction to the piece. The event was attended by approximately 100 people.
January 28th, 2021 Online event: Family STEAM Night, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 5:30PM Pacific
Scientific Adventures for Girls and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory K-12 are hosting a free virtual STEM night for Bay Area families. With Groundhog Day just around the corner, this event spotlights climate and weather science. Relax while engaging with electrifying hands-on science activities. The event will include a clip from our portfolio composition, Climate.
For more information, please visit: Family STEAM Night
December 7th, 2020, Online event with The Rainier Club, Seattle
On December 7th we will screen a shortened version of Climate, followed by Q&A with composer Erik Ian Walker and Dr. Whendee Silver from our science team for the Rainier Club’s membership. This is not a public event.
October 26th, 2020, The Exchange, online event with The East-West Center, Hawaii
We are delighted to participate in The East-West Center’s series, The Exchange, the flagship activity of the East-West Center Education Program, connecting students to issues, ideas, and leaders across the US, Asia, and the Pacific. On October 26th we will screen a shortened version of Climate, followed by Q&A with composer Erik Ian Walker and Dr. Alison Marklein from our science team. This segment will be part of a broader evening conversation around the theme “Gender and Climate”.
October 29th, 2020, De Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11:30AM Pacific
We are thrilled to announce a performance of Icarus in Flight, by composer Richard Festinger, onThursday, October 29th at 11:30AM Pacific. The event will be streamed live from an intimate venue in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where small, socially-distanced performances are currently allowed. To access the concert on YouTube, click here.
With recording-breaking wildfires, droughts and floods, climate change is knocking at our door. Yet for many of us, it is easier to ignore the changing climate than engage emotionally. For one, it is too abstract, for the other, too overwhelming.
This concert invites us to explore our own emotional reactions to the changing climate. What is happening to the planet, and how do we feel about it? As our emotional paralysis melts, we can be inspired to meaningful action rather than inaction. The program will include Q&A with the audience.
The concert will also feature ‘Earth’s Gift’ for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet and piano, by the British composer Kate Honey and Dutch visual artist Emma van der Steen.
Musicians: Beatrice Miniaci, flute; Emil Peltola, violin; Seamus Hickey, viola; Dominika Kaczmarczyk, cello; Martin Vera Guerra, oboe; Giuseppe Sapienza, clarinet; Alvaro Artime Jimenez, trumpet; Pieter Bogaert, piano.
The young musicians in Amsterdam have worked hard to make this event possible. Donations to help cover the cost of the event are welcome and appreciated.
May 15th , 2020, Presentation for the Melbourne Musicians’ Climate Crisis Network, Australia, via Zoom
ClimateMusic Founder Stephan Crawford gave a presentation on ClimateMusic for the Musicians’ Climate Crisis Network, based in Melbourne, Australia.
April 22nd, 3:00 p.m. EDT, Celebrating Earth Day with The National Academy of Sciences–Online event!
Please join us on Wednesday, April 22, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT for a free online event with The National Academy of Sciences that will explore the intersection of music, climate science, and community action. For more information and to register, please click here.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK April 22, 2020 The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA 7PM
The award-winning Telegraph Quartet will perform Icarus in Flight, by the distinguished composer Richard Festinger in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project. The concert, part of the Academy’s Eternal Experience series, will be followed by a panel discussion. This event is free and open to the public. For ticketing information and other details, please click here.
POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. MORE INFORMATION TBA April 8th, 8:30PM, De Roode Bioscop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This will be an encore performance in Amsterdam of Icarus in Flight This climate-themed concert will also include a new work by composer Kate Honey that we are excited to hear: Climate: A New Story.
March 31st, 6PM CET, Streamed version of “Climate”, in collaboration with the International Institute of Architecture, Switzerland
On March 31st, the International Institute of Architecture (Lugano, Switzerland) will steam a shortened version of Climate as part of a webcast, “The Climate that Changes”. Access via Zoom at this URL.
Additional detail from the Institute:
“We recommend that you download the Zoom application and register immediately, so that on the day of the event you only need to click here and participate.
1. Download the Zoom program at this address https://zoom.us/download
2. Once downloaded, register (sign in) indicating your email address and password (sign up free)
3. You will receive an email confirming your registration: click on activate account and once inside the program, you can participate in the event.
Write to info @ i2a for any doubt or question”.
POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. MORE INFORMATION SOON. March 28th, 1PM, Singelkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Icarus in Flightwill be performed by musicians from Amsterdam’s conservatory of music, featuring Beatrice Miniaci, flute; Phoebe Tarleton, violin; Seamus Hickey, viola; and Dominika Kaczmarzyck, cello. This event is made possible through the support of the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK).
Friday, November 29, 2019: Video screening at the “Climate Chance” conference, Shylock Centro Universitario Teatrale Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Wednesday, October 30th, live performance of What If We…?, Washington, D.C.
We are delighted to announce a live performance of our newest work, What If We…? by the award-winning composer Wendy Loomis and the band COPUS in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project. What If We…? is a sonic dive into climate change-induced sea level rise, contrasting two possible futures, and asking the question, well, What IF We…? The performance will be part of Forest Trends’ 20th Anniversary Celebration, in Washington D.C. For more information, please visit Forest Trends
October 29th, 2019 Live performance of What If We…?, World Bank Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
We are excited to announce the premiere performance of our newest work, What If We…? by the award-winning composer Wendy Loomis and the band COPUS in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project. What If We…? is a sonic dive into climate change-induced sea level rise, contrasting two possible futures, and asking the question, well, What IF We…? The performance will be part of the opening of the Art of Resilience exhibition at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington D.C. This is a World Bank event by invitation only.
Thursday, October 10th, Video screening of Climate: 1800-2050, Nienburg, Germany
The screening will be part of the opening of a special exhibition: Kalte Zeiten-Warme Zeiten. Museum Nienburg, Nienburg, Germany. For more information, please visit the museum’s website
Sunday, September 29th, 7:00PM, live performance of Climate, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Partof an evening of Music and Nature, Sol Joseph Recital Hall, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco. For more information, please click here.
Thursday, September 19th, 2019 Live Performance of Climate at The Exploratorium in San Francisco
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 focusing on low carbon transportation for the 21st Century. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
JUNE 28, 2019 CARIBBEAN CLIMATE COUNCIL VIDEO SCREENING, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
On June 28th we will be screening a video of “Climate” for participants of a meeting of The Caribbean Climate Council. The link is made possible thanks to the generosity of Shared Studios. Dr. Alison Marklein will be fielding post-video questions from Oakland, California.
MAY 9, 2019 COLLABORATIVE CONCERT OF STUDENT WORKS, SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
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 popular Exploratorium on the evening of May 9th.
TAC Studio Director Taurin Barrera and the students of his Theory of Musical Synthesis class grappled over the semester with the realities of climate change, as introduced by our very own Dr. Alison Marklein, who also prepared multiple narratives about climate change drawing from the science and backed by data for the students’ exploration and use. 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.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 PLAY FOR THE PLANET, A GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT AFFILIATE EVENT
In support of the Global Climate Action Summit, we produced a light-hearted climate action event in which, in just over six hours, we staged 21 superlative artists, all of whom performed an answer to the question What do you want the future to sound like? via music or spoken word. This was not our regular fare of science-guided music, but purely non-scientific expression sessions that engaged both the arts community and the general public!
JUNE 9, 2018, PREMIERE OF ICARUS IN FLIGHT, NOE VALLEY MINISTRY, SAN FRANCISCO
Composer Richard Festinger collaborated with The ClimateMusic Project for over a year to create our second portfolio work, Icarus in Flight. This new chamber work models three human drivers of climate change–land-use change, fossil fuel use, and population growth–over 200 years, from 1880-2080. We were thrilled to have the Telegraph Quartet perform the composition to a standing ovation at its premiere in June. Our friends at Kinetech Arts developed the advanced data animations that accompany the music, and Arup helped us frame the context of the evening through an outstanding multimedia presentation. Our solutions partners The Global Footprint Network, Re-Volv, Cool Effect, and SF Environment were on hand to absorb the energy of the crowd following the performance. Photo Credits: Tim Guydish
MAY 17, 2018. UNDERSTANDING RISK FORUM, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
We performed Climate to a standing ovation at UR18, a global conference that included 1000+ representatives of government, industry, and NGOs from 100 countries. The event was held at the 18th Century Palacio de Mineria in Mexico City’s historic center. We were honored to have James Balog join the post-concert panel discussion with Dr. Bill Collins, composer Erik Ian Walker, and Stephan Crawford.
APRIL 25TH, 2018. LIVE WITH BILL NYE AT SFJAZZ IN SAN FRANCISCO.
We were honored to have been invited to perform at this sold-out KQED-sponsored event at the prestigious San Francisco Jazz Center.
APRIL 15TH, 2018 STUDENT RECITALS, SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (SFCM), SAN FRANCISCO.
A year of collaboration and a semester of experimentation and learning culminated in a night of data-driven music, designed to bring emotion to the numbers and encourage action through sound. Students in the Theory of Musical Synthesis course have collaborated with “The Climate Music Project” to produce a concert of music inspired and driven by data related to global climate change.
DECEMBER 9, 2017. PRIVATE SHOWCASE AT THE TAUBE ATRIUM THEATER IN SAN FRANCISCO.
This was a “show and tell” event for community leaders. It included the breadth of our current work and collaborations, including the premiere of a new dance piece by Kinetech Arts, and a demonstration of a VR experience embedding our content that is under development by our friends at FXPAL.
APRIL 28, 2017: PERFORMANCE AT NOH SPACE THEATER, SAN FRANCISCO
This was our first collaborative show with our friends at Kinetech Arts, which premiered a short dance piece called “Vertigo”, with science -guided music by composer Erik Ian Walker.
APRIL 21, 2017: PERFORMANCE AT UC SANTA CRUZ, EARTH SUMMIT
Our first campus event for a student audience!
JUNE 2016: PERFORMANCE AT GRACE CATHEDERAL, SAN FRANCISCO
NOVEMBER 2015 & FEBRUARY 2016: PERFORMANCEs AT CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER, OAKLAND, CA
