{"id":738,"date":"2021-06-29T19:08:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/?page_id=738"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:08:00","slug":"a-passion-for-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/a-passion-for-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"<em> A Passion for the Planet <\/em> by Geoffrey Hudson"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Passion for the Planet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, composed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoffreystephenhudson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoffrey Hudson<\/a>, is an hour-long oratorio on climate change. The lyrics blend together scientific prose, poetry and sacred texts from many faiths.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hudson, an American composer, often writes for stringed instruments and has had his work performed across the US and Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The piece is scored for a chorus of mixed voices, a children\u2019s chorus, soprano and baritone soloists and a 12-member instrumental ensemble. It premiered in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA in June 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can watch a live recording of the piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C_uwjiMPs-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and you can read the lyrics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hybridvigormusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-Passion-for-the-Planet-Libretto.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"937\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29.png 937w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-624x281.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How is this related to climate?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 11-movement piece traces an emotional arc inspired by climate change in three parts:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The beginning celebrates the natural wonders of Earth.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement I, called \u201cEverything We Need,\u201d praises the Earth for being plentiful and providing for all people. Long, gentle, high-pitched notes, crescendos and a fast tempo convey a reverent and exultant tone. Words such as \u201cjoy,\u201d \u201cgladness,\u201d \u201cpraise\u201d and \u201cblessings\u201d are repeated.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The middle movements explore the dark realities of climate change.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The second movement, titled \u201cIn the Briefest Moment in History,\u201d expresses the sentiment that civilizations were thriving for a relatively short period of time, and that this was at the expense of the planet\u2019s health. This movement is very short compared to the others, emphasizing the brevity of this historical moment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_740\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-1.png 478w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-1-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Composer Geoffrey Hudson (right) with conductor Tony Thornton (left) during a rehearsal for the premiere of A Passion for the Planet in June 2019 (from Hybrid Vigor Music, n.d.).<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement III, begins the exploration of climatic and environmental problems facing Earth today through \u201cThe Three Gyres\u201d that harm the planet and its people: a gyre of plastic and other debris in the ocean; air pollution and increased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels swirling in the atmosphere and leading to global warming; and chemicals in our blood streams. Dissonance, or a combination of sounds that are intentionally inharmonious, cymbals crashing, lower notes and a slow tempo create an ominous tone that convey the gravity of the situation. The consequences of climate change, such as extreme heat, drought, intense storms and rising seas, are shouted by the singers. Certain words including \u201cstored permanently\u201d and \u201cextreme heat\u201d are repeated for emphasis. Words are sung over each other by different voice parts, creating a sense of chaos.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the fourth movement, \u201cA Gift,\u201d gratitude is expressed for life on Earth and to previous generations for protecting the planet. The lyrics speak of pleasures on Earth, including the view from a ridgetop, fireflies on a summer evening and the smell of rain. However, the line \u201cwere at least unable to damage more than they did\u201d suggests that previous generations could have done more to preserve nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_741\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"size-full wp-image-741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-2.png 480w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baritone soloist Dashon Burton singing Movement IV: \u201cA Gift\u201d during the premiere of A Passion for the Planet in June 2019 (from Hybrid Vigor Music, n.d.).<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe Are Driving in a Car,\u201d the fifth movement, starts with an alarming boom and crescendos, which build suspense and tension. The lyrics relate the current climate situation to driving in a car that is headed towards a cliff. The cliff represents climate disaster and not putting brakes on the car implies that we are not taking actions that could help us avoid such disaster. The phrases \u201cbad brakes\u201d and \u201cwe know for sure\u201d are repeated.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement VI, \u201cWhy Should I Bear the Blame?\u201d draws on the anger and frustration some people feel over having to solve a problem that they alone did not create. Short, punctuated words convey these emotions. \u201cRage,\u201d \u201caccuse\u201d and \u201credeem\u201d are emphasized and repeated. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">The seventh movement, \u201cThe Ice Caps Are Melting,\u201d is inspired by the \u201chockey stick graph\u201d (below) published by Michael Mann and his research collaborators in 1998 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9tkDK2mZlOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popularized by former presidential candidate Al Gore in the 2006 film <i style=\"font-size: 1rem\">An Inconvenient Truth<\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The graph, which is shaped like a hockey stick, shows the trend in average temperatures from 1000 to 2000 CE: a period of relative stability from 1000 to around 1900 CE before spiking in the last 100 years. The instrumental music of this movement translates climate-related data that follow this trend into sound: pitch corresponds to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, the number of notes per measure corresponds to global extinction rates and the volume corresponds to human population. Following the trends in these data from 1640 to 2070, the movement starts low, slow and quiet and becomes increasingly higher, faster and louder before spiraling out of control. The choral music offers additional verbal and non-verbal commentary: \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d suggests that not enough is being done to mitigate climate change; \u201cfamilies must flee\u201d and the image of people fighting over \u201chot, poor, shrinking land\u201d highlight the social impacts of climate change; the words \u201ctoo hot, too cold, too dry, too much, too little, too late, too soon\u201d are repeated, chanted and sung over each other, creating a sense of chaos and urgency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_819\" style=\"width: 1496px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"size-full wp-image-819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1486\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1.png 1486w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/08\/2021-08-18-1-624x344.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1486px) 100vw, 1486px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famous hockey stick graph from Mann et al. (1998) showing the trend in average temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere. Note the relative temperature stability from the year 1000 to around 1900 CE before spiking in the last 100 years. The horizontal black line (labeled 0.0 along the vertical axis) is the average temperature between 1961 and 1990, which is used as a reference temperature to illustrate fluctuations in documented values through time. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources for proxy temperature data include tree rings, ice cores, lake sediments and historical records <\/span>(from Inverse, n.d.).<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ending, beginning with the eighth movement, turns towards hope.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the eighth movement, \u201cThe Question,\u201d the children\u2019s chorus asks what people have done with the world that they must inherit. The slow and gentle notes create a sorrowful tone. \u201cWhat have you done\u201d is repeated over and over, drawing on a sense of disbelief over what has happened to the planet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_742\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-742\" class=\"size-full wp-image-742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-4.png 480w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/2021-06-29-4-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Hampshire Young People\u2019s Chorus rehearsing for the premiere of A Passion for the Planet in June 2019 (from Hybrid Vigor Music, n.d.).<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHope is A Verb\u201d is the ninth movement, which is inspired by the following quote from Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College David Orr: \u201cHope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.\u201d \u201cHope\u201d is repeated many times, inspiring optimism. The lyrics tell the audience that addressing the current climate situation will require patience, courage and hard work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement X, \u201cNothing That Is Worth Doing,\u201d encourages action against climate change by saying that it is meaningful even though we may never personally see the benefits. Words such as \u201chope,\u201d \u201clove\u201d and \u201cfaith\u201d convey a hopeful message.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the very end, all the performers and the audience join together to sing a simple chorale tune.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The eleventh and final movement, \u201cHoly Earth, Ancient Home,\u201d is a reverent plea to the Earth to help us fix what we have done to it. The lyrics praise Earth, referring to it as holy. Everyone singing together symbolizes all people joining together for the planet.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, most of the words are sung slowly, communicating the seriousness of climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hudson hopes that his piece will connect people emotionally to climate change in order to help them confront and better engage with its many unpleasant realities. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Further Exploration<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can watch interviews with the composer and singers here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hybridvigormusic.org\/our-projects\/a-passion-for-the-planet\/#:~:text=A%20Passion%20for%20the%20Planet%20is%20a%20new%2C,gratitude%20into%20darkness%20and%20out%20again%20into%20hope.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.hybridvigormusic.org\/our-projects\/a-passion-for-the-planet\/.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>References and additional resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA Passion for the Planet.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hybrid Vigor Music. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n.d. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hybridvigormusic.org\/our-projects\/a-passion-for-the-planet\/#:~:text=A%20Passion%20for%20the%20Planet%20is%20a%20new%2C,gratitude%20into%20darkness%20and%20out%20again%20into%20hope.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.hybridvigormusic.org\/our-projects\/a-passion-for-the-planet\/.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cChilling the Climate Change Deniers.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inverse. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n.d. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/article\/26429-michael-mann-climate-change-denial-defamation-libel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/article\/26429-michael-mann-climate-change-denial-defamation-libel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGeoffrey Hudson.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geoffrey Hudson. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n.d. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoffreystephenhudson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.geoffreystephenhudson.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mann, M., et al. \u201cGlobal-scale temperature patterns and climate forcing over the past six centuries.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nature<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, vol. 392, 1998, pp. 779-787. DOI: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/33859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/33859<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ruch, L. M. \u201cA Passion for the Planet: Raising Environmental Consciousness Through the Melding of Music and Science.\u201d <i style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Oh! The Humanities. <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/oth.thirdchapter.org\/features\/a-passion-for-the-planet-raising-environmental-consciousness-through-the-melding-of-music-and-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/oth.thirdchapter.org\/features\/a-passion-for-the-planet-raising-environmental-consciousness-through-the-melding-of-music-and-science\/<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<h3>How to cite this page<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><em>A Passion for the Planet by Geoffrey Hudson<\/em>. (2023, July 13). Climate in Global Cultures and Histories: Promoting Climate Literacy Across Disciplines. 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