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