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HON 277 / MUH 277 Music and the Environment

Steven Pane, Professor of Music
Global Fusion Week: March 16-23, 2024

This course explores the intersection of music and the environment, examining works inspired by nature and compositions addressing environmental issues, including climate change. It surveys diverse musical styles across different historical periods. Notably, students will collaborate on a Music and the Environment project with visiting students and faculty from music conservatories in Venice and Pescara, Italy.

Italian students and professors from music conservatories in Venice and Pescara, Italy collaborated with UMF students virtually before visiting the UMF campus for a week to complete a project. In addition, UMF students attended concerts and musical performances by other UMF students and the Farmington community, such as Duo Franchini.

To read more about the Italy Global Seminar, read this post from UNICollaboration where they interviewed Professor Steven Pane, titled Music and water: An ethereal virtual exchange.

Watch the performance of UMF students and Italian students and professors in residence by clicking the photo below:

3 people performing music at or near a piano

Watch the performance from Duo Franchini, two sisters and professors, at Nordica Auditorium by clicking the photo below. (use the concert program to follow along)

Two women standing next to each other after performing as a violin and piano duo.

For more information, please contact the Office of Experiential and Global Education at UMFGlobalEd@maine.edu. They are located at 106 Fusion Space at the University of Maine at Farmington.

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