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MUSIC
TO OUR
EARS. . .
INSPIRATION TO
OUR SOULS
We face some tough challenges in the coming years as our climate medium enjoy learning about environmental issues and be inspired to
changes, the world’s population grows and life-sustaining resources learn more and to build their careers in an environment-related
become ever more precious.To meet these challenges and ensure the profession. The musical events I want to take place can take any shape,
future well-being of generations to come we need to inspire more form or genre – be they Baroque to Rock or Bhangra to Balinese. An
young people to select our profession for their careers and to use their environmental Prom Concert, featuring the Birmingham Philharmonic
talents to enable our society to develop sustainably. Orchestra, in which I am the principal clarinettist, and an environmental
Music in all its forms lies at the heart of everything we do. Imagine exhibition, will provide a focal point for this initiative.
a world without music and just think how dull and one dimensional it Music inspires, and I believe that it has the ability to empower and
could seem. There is no more powerful source of inspiration to encourage environmental professionals – helping them to promote
composers than the environment. Some of the greatest works have their profession and celebrate the fellowship that brings us together, to
been inspired by the natural world, such as Beethoven’s Pastoral ensure the sustainability of our world and protect the quality of life for
Symphony, Vaughan Williams’ ‘Lark Ascending’ and Vivaldi’s ‘Four generations to come.
Seasons’ to name just a few. For this reason ‘Music and the
Environment’ will be the theme of my presidential year.
My hope is to encourage environmentalists everywhere to stage Alastair Moseley, President of CIWEM
musical activities that young people can take part in and through this
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