Location
Lincoln Unitarian Church
6300 A Street
Lincoln, NE, 68510
Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/05/2020
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Category(ies)
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Community Climate Concert
Inspired by climate activist, Greta Thunberg, Denver pianist Heidi
Leathwood presents a community climate concert, “The House
Explodes”, at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2020 at the Unitarian Church,
6300 A St.
Heidi states, “In thinking about the role of the arts historically in social
movements, I am compelled to lend my voice, as an artist to this cause.”
I commissioned new works for this project. They include a group of
songs by Colorado composer, Leanna Kirchoff, using portions of Greta
Thunberg’s speeches as lyrics, a new solo piano work by Colorado
composer Jasper George, called “A Swede in America,” based on
Thunberg’s visit to the US Congress, and a new multi-media work for
piano by British composer Milton Mermikides, using sonification of
climate-change data. Addi5onal piano pieces on the program are
“Jokulhlaup” (catastrophic glacial flood) by Paul Hembree, and “The
House Explodes” by Leanna Kirchoff. Solo piano pieces and songs will be
performed by Heidi Brende Leathwood, pianist, and Stephanie
Ambrose, mezzo-soprano. At the concert, learn more about and
connect with local groups and leaders in climate ac5on.
