6/29/2023 0 Comments Ka by Hugh Crosthwaite![]() So I write music about our environment and what we are doing to it. I feel that I have a duty to write music that engages with social issues to try and help move those issues along in a positive way. ![]() I believe that climate change is among the most serious social issues we presently face, individually and as a community. Hugh, tell us why you were moved to make music about climate change. We chat with Hugh to learn more about the way he calls for change through music inspired by poetry and historic tales. Drawing from ancient myth, the works encourage us to think of our own impact on the natural world. Hugh Crosthwaite’s Cassandra for violin and piano, and Metamorphoses for mezzo-soprano and piano, will be given their world premiere performances at the Melbourne Recital Centre this February 3. ![]() ![]() One such artist has created new music that tackles climate change through an inventive form. From compositions that set scientific data to music, to others that translate flower species into graphic scores or confront us with the plastic waste, local composers and musicians are expressing their concern with the state of our environment. Artists in Australia are turning to music to send powerful messages about climate change. ![]()
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