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Current and Upcoming Events
Cry of the Earth
Sunday, October 12th, 3:00 PM
Palm Court, Loyola University Chicago
1020 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
FREE
Following an international call for scores, The EcoVoice Project is excited to announce the ten winning scores of our Cry of the Earth initiative. These new works, inspired by Laudato Si, will receive their premieres by the New Earth Ensemble, The EcoVP’s professional vocal ensemble. As a follow up to the world premiere of Dongryul Lee’s Missa Laudato Si, these new works honor Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, which calls on humanity to urgently address the climate crisis.
The program will include opening remarks by Dr. Nancy Tuchman, Founding Dean of Loyola’s School for Environmental Sustainability. Professor Mark Mackey will also share applied resources for engaging in eco-spiritual practices that foster a deeper relationship to integral ecology.
Winning Compositions
The Beauty of Creation, Cherie-Nicole Leo
BubbleSleeveHandcuffs, Susan Maughlin Wood
The Earth Cries Out, Mickey McGroarty
Like a Tree, Shane Cook
Romance del nino y el agua, Juan Sebastian Vassallo
Soil, Sea, Flame, and Breath, George Dousis
Stewards (of Our Common Home), Gerald Stahl
Summer Solstice, Naomi LaViolette
The Voice of Earth, Monica Nasti
We See the Seasons Alter, Ian Shaw
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We are a 2025 Climate Action Hero Awards Winner!
This award for climate advocacy through Arts & Entertainment gives support to our central mission here at The EcoVoice Project- that we can and should make use of what music does best. Music invites us in, compels us to listen and reflect, and moves us to action. It creates space through performances and dialogue to engage the complexities of our interaction with nature and the challenges our global ecosystems and climate face, and we could not be prouder of our work thus far and all we have planned for the future to continue our fight for a better future for our planet and all its inhabitants.
Thank you to the Climate Action Museum for this recognition.
Check out our feature in The Chicago Tribune!
Click here to take a look at the interview with Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The EcoVoice Project, Dr. Kirsten Hedegaard.
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