TALLINN MUSIC WEEK
Saturday 5 April 2025
16:00 - 17:00 (GMT+2)
EarthSonic Panel at Tallinn Music Week
EARTHSONIC PANEL: USING SOUND TO UNDERSTAND OUR PLANET AND COLLABORATE
Sound plays an integral role in helping us both understand the biodiversity around us - to measure what is there, where it is, the quantity of species and the diversity of species and also allows us to collaborate with nature in ways that have not been possible before - bringing to life the sounds of extinct species, or collaborating with a glacier - all to help raise awareness of the biodiversity on the planet, the impact of climate change and how we can protect our planet.
Some of these sounds - like whale song, the sounds of receding glaciers, or last recordings of extinct species - will be reworked by leading musicians as part of EarthSonic, creating music that engages and inspires a wider global audience around tackling climate change. The interest in working with nature is fast becoming a global movement.
This panel hears from some musicians for whom nature sounds are an integral part of their work and explores why they choose to make music in this way and use sound to understand the world around us. We will also hear from those who are writing and speaking about the intersection between music, nature and positive action.
SPEAKERS
Joseph Dean, Natural Symphony
Ludwig Berger, artist
Ruth Daniel, CEO and Artistic Director of In Place of War and Earthsonic
Martyn Ware, Founding member of Human League, Heaven 17 and BEF
Sean Adams, DiS, Moderator
