Ann DuHamel, piano - Prayers for a Feverish Planet: New Music about Climate Change

Pianist Ann DuHamel’s performances have been praised as poetic and “… a delight for the ears and the soul” and she has been hailed as a “forward thinking classical pianist.” In response to Ann’s latest project, Prayers for a Feverish Planet, composers in more than 35 countries sent more than 170 new and recently composed music about the climate crisis. She selected more than 60 pieces for piano and piano/electronics by composers on six continents (including St. Cloud composer Kristian Twombly) on the themes of water, grief/anxiety, shadows and light, time, human “progress,” trees, hope, and more. Ann has performed in 17 countries and is in demand as a collaborative pianist with chamber musicians and soloists. Ann is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota Morris. annduhamel.com

In the spirit of eco-artivism, her project asks urgent questions of the listener:
How do our actions generate positive change for the environment?
How can we live more mindfully and conscientiously as global citizens?
What sustainable impact can we create for generations to come?

Concert Sponsors:  Mary Lou & Jerry Lenz

This project is made possible in part by a University of Minnesota Grant in Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship Award, and by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and also in part by a grant from the Central MN Arts Board with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund.