Terra Nostra – Climate-focused Classical Music and Film
May 15 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Artists for Climate Awareness will be hosting Grammy-nominated Christophe Chagnard in a free presentation of his climate-focused classical music and film, Terra Nostra. The event will be live-streamed from the St. Louis Public Library* auditorium at 10:00 am Central — 11:00 am Eastern. At 11:00 am, Artists for Climate Awareness in Bloomington, IN will be playing the performance live. We are inviting the public to attend this event in-person classroom D205* in Ivy Tech or virtually from anywhere.
Everyone in the Bloomington area is invited to gather to share the experience. Watch this page for an Internet link to participate from, too. (Link to be published soon.)
This event will be a multi-media event that includes climate-inspired watercolor by Carol Carter and a performance by Native flute performer, Jim Mayhew.
Please see biographies, below.
How can I get to one of these places?
St. Louis Public Library
The St. Louis Public Library is at 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Ivy Tech Bloomington D205
Ivy Tech Bloomington is at 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN 47404
To find D205 in Ivy Tech, go to Door 3 on the Daniel’s Way side of the building and proceed into the Commons to find either the stairs or the elevator. (Do not go into the main entrance.)
– Proceed to the second floor.
– From the stairs, go straight; the classroom is on the left.
– From the elevator, immediately turn right and then right at the first hallway. Go to the end of the hallway and turn right again. D205 is on the left.
Artists’ Biographies
Christophe Chagnard
Engagement through creativity has been at the core of Christophe Chagnard’s philosophy throughout his distinguished career. As a composer, his music addressed pressing global issues such as systemic racism, climate change, intolerance, and social injustice. His latest works “Gaman” (2017) and “Terra Nostra” (2019) address systemic racism and climate change respectively. As a Grammy-nominated conductor, based in Seattle, Christophe Chagnard has led a vast repertoire of symphonic, operatic, and ballet works of all styles and periods. He has also spent three decades making the concert hall accessible to all, addressing the elitist stereotype that plagues this art form. As a guitarist, he explores a wide array of styles and traditions together in genre-defying creations intended to present an open and inclusive voice that transcends labels.
Christophe’s pivotal project, Terra Nostra, expresses the ways he believes art can impact climate change and education. He is the founder of Earth Creative, which he describes as a legacy project that has a mission to use the power of the arts to raise awareness about climate change to advance climate justice for all. He has a deep sense of responsibility to address the climate crisis through creative and interdisciplinary means. Christophe and his family currently reside in St. Louis. https://earthcreative.org/
There will be an introduction by Mr. Chagnard and a follow up panel discussion and Q&A session by all 3 artists. Christophe can be reached to discuss interviews at christophe@earthcreative.org
Carol Carter
Carol Carter is an internationally recognized artist whose career has spanned more than 35 years. She is a watercolor artist and instructor currently focusing her brilliant and inspiring watercolors on climate change, and produces annual shows of her prolific work in her St. Louis studio near Tower Grove Park. Carol Carter is a founding member of Artists for Climate Awareness that uses art to educate, inspire and empower people to act promptly, both personally and communal to reverse environmental destruction and initiate the Earth’s healing. https://artistsforclimateawareness.org/
Carol currently has her work, Threads, exhibited at the Schmidt Art Center, Southwestern Art College, 2500 Carlyle Avenue, Belleville, IL. “Each of the 75 portraits represents a colorful thread in the tapestry of our great nation, telling a story of dignity, promise, and fulfillment.” https://www.carol-carter.com/threads
Jim Mayhew
Jim Mayhew learned to play the flute as a child, advanced hisflute craft and musicianship at the Armed Forces School of Music, served as an Army Bandsman, and studied flute under two members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra while earning his degrees in Music and History from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. While working as a Park Ranger at the Gateway Arch, he gave presentations about the Native American Flute, recorded and produced three albums of music for the Native American flute, and compiled Songs of the Nation, a book of music for the Native American flute.
Jim performs regularly and provides Native flute instruction. His schedule contact, works and shop can be found on his website. https://stlouisnativeflute.com/