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Morphy Recital Hall
Abhinay Reddy presents
Melodies of Earth: A flutist’s rendition on climate change
Abhinay Reddy, flute and piccolo
Will Preston, piano
Riley Smith, guitar
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Program
Farewell Feathered Friends No.1 (2020) Jacob TV (b. 1951)
Waterways Beneath the Polar Ice Shelf (2024) Nicole Mitchell (b. 1967)
Rising Oceans (2020) Herman Beeftink (b. 1967)
Intermission
…And the Water Was Clear Again (2023) Peter Machajdik (b. 1967)
Earth (2021) Takatsugu Muramatsu (b. 1978)
Amazonia (2020) Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
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Performed by Abhinay Reddy in collaboration with the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability’s Earth Fest series, this program is inspired by the persisting events of climate change, presenting a journey on nature’s crisis.
“Farewell Feathered Friends No.1” utilizes a recorded soundtrack detailing 5 different birds that are either extinct or classified as endangered. “Waterways Beneath the Polar Ice Shelf” and “Rising Oceans” detail the ideas of ice caps melting, threatening polar species and causing rising sea levels.
Following the intermission, the program will delve into “…And the Water Was Clear Again,” where there is an underlying theme of humans polluting and overusing our waterways, and the hope for a more sustainable future with purer water. “Earth” by Muramatsu showcases the beauty of our natural environment and what our planet could be like, free from climate change. But at last, “Amazonia” showcases the deforestation, land use, and extractivism of human nature, culminating in a climactic finale of pure destruction.
This recital calls out for us as humans to take action to prevent climate change from worsening even more, allowing us to experience the pathos of immense climate events and learn about climate change in an interdisciplinary way.
