The Ocean's Cry
Set amidst an increasingly urgent environmental crisis, The Ocean’s Cry was conceived as an interdisciplinary means of introducing people, particularly young audiences, to subjects in ocean conservation. In collaboration with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Peabody musicians: percussionist Ben Giroux, saxophonist Robert Brown, and pianist Sherry Du, The Ocean’s Cry will examine five issues confronting our seas today: 1) harmful algal blooms, 2) the loss of coral reefs, 3) marine biodiversity, 4) shark conservation, and 5) rising ocean temperatures. Consonance members each composed a piece based on one of these topics, portraying the vulnerable beauty of marine ecosystems through harmonious grandeur and portentous dissonances.
Consonance is back with live concerts! This time, we collaborate with pianist Huizi Zhang on an album of solo piano works, inspired by our memories as we look back into the past, and our hopes as we look forward into the future. Get your tickets here!
Scholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY
Hearing Stars
Inspired by iconic images from the Hubble Space Telescope, Hearing Stars was conceived as an interdisciplinary means of introducing people, primarily young audiences, to contemporary classical music and astronomy. Consonance worked with the Bergamot Quartet and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), to compose and produce a set of five original music videos detailing the life cycle of stars through five stages: 1) protostar, 2) star system, 3) supernova, 4) black hole, and 5) dark matter.
