ETSU will host an Environmental Music performance on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m., in the Martin Center Recital Hall located on campus. The event is free and open to students, faculty and the public.
The performance will consist of musicians improvising with their instruments to recorded sounds of the natural world in the background. The performance will also feature recorded interviews of various people speaking about their personal responses to the climate crisis.
“The performance is a combination of different instruments. We have musicians who play the classical bass, string instruments, and also synthesized sounds, which will all be a part of the production,” said Mildred Perreault, assistant professor for the Department of Media and Communication.
The concert will be performed by a variety of local musicians from the Johnson City area as well as some ETSU students and faculty. One of the performers, Jason Davis, is a composer and bassist, Basler Chair for ETSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, and the director of the Climate Stories Project, an educational and artistic study focused on sharing personal stories about climate change.
“Jason Davis is working on an Environmental History project where he interviews people in different communities about their experience with climate change. He also takes those oral histories and uses them to inform how he creates his music. He has two brand new pieces he will be performing at the Environmental Music event,” stated Perreault.
There will also be additional events corresponding with Davis’ Climate Stories Project that will take place over the course of the fall semester. On Oct. 26, the Climate Stories Training workshop will allow participants to create their own climate story and share it with other participants.
If you are interested in learning more about Davis’ Climate Stories Project or listening to some of his pre-recorded music prior to the performance, you can visit his website at https://www.climatestoriesproject.or g/climate-music.html.
