Across the world, rising temperatures have led to substantial environmental changes, including a dramatic loss of ice in colder climates. In this concert, Loop38 will perform works that respond to these environmental realities and reexamine our relationship with society and nature. By placing the problem of melting ice in conversation with the effects of climate change on warmer climates, this program interrogates our relationship with our environment, celebrates it, and makes the case for action to preserve it.

On the Program:

Eleanor Alberga - Glacier (2012), North American Premiere
Matthew Burtner - Threnody (Sikuigvik) (2015)
Katherine Balch - Two Songs for Robyn (2020)
Aaron Israel Levin - Snow Fractals (2022), World Premiere
Theo Chandler - Music As The Ice Melts (2022), World Premiere

Featured Performers:

Alexandra Smither-Lewellen, soprano
Tori Lupinek Yaussy, flute
Roy Park, clarinet
Mary Grace Johnson, violin
Jacob Schafer, violin
Nathan Hsu, cello
Craig Hauschildt, conductor & percussion
Theo Chandler, electronics

This concert is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

Funded in part by the Eric Stokes Fund: Earth’s Best in Tune