Classical Music In the Climate crisis - what do we do next?

Music Declares Emergency

Music Declares Emergency present a panel discussing the challenges the classical world is facing in the climate crisis

“It is the responsibility of all of us that share our planet, for the sake of those that will come after us, to try to heal it from the mess we have all made of it. I am open to learning and changing and want to make a difference.”Nicholas Daniel OBE, Oboist and Conductor, 11th April 2021 for Music Declares EmergencyAs part Turn Up The Volume, a week of Music Industry climate action, The classical music sector is joining with Music Declares Emergency to start a new campaign, bringing together leading voices from the industry - artists, orchestras, venues, composers and agents. We are aware there is so much in the classical world which is challenging in terms of the climate and ecological emergency - everything from international travel through to air-conditioning in venues to preserve high quality concert grand pianos. We want to have honest and open discussions about how to do better, how to work together and also how to create necessary pressure on policy makers to help guide us through this crisis. We have learnt to respond creatively through Covid and much of this learning can be carried forward - so as an industry we also want to talk about this as well as open up the debate with our audiences. We will be celebrating best practice and also pieces of music which directly tackle the issue. Most importantly, we are coming together to start conversations.PANELISTSRepresentatives from major classical UK institutions gather to discuss what the challenges are of the climate emergency to their organisation. Panellists confirmed so farSarah Gee			 Artistic Director, Spitalfields Festival		Charisse Beaumont	 Chief Executive of Black Lives in Music (BLiM)	Gabriel Prokofiev	 Artistic Director, Nonclassical		Laonikos Psimikakis Chalkokondylis Creative Project Leader, Sound and Music	Laura Bowler			 Composer/ London Sinfonietta 		Camilla King			 Cheltenham Music Festival Head of Programming Panel ChairSarah Nicolls, Musician and activist

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