THE SOUND GENERATED BY THE RUBBING AND CRUSHING OF THE ICE WALLS IS NOT JUST A NATURAL SOUND, BUT THE CRASH OF PAIN FROM THE EARTH MELTING. UGO NANNI, A RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, HAS captured this poignant lament by transforming it into a musical composition. THE PURPOSE IS CLEAR: TO ROUND THIS DESPERATE CALL OF NATURE IN THE EARS OF THE WORLD. “SONG OF THE GLACIER”THE SONG CREATED FROM THIS UNIQUE RECORDING WILL BE PRESENTED ON OCTOBER 5 AT GIOVINAZZO, WHERE SCIENCE AND MUSIC ARE COMBINED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A REALITY WE CAN NO LONGER Ignore
The melting of glaciers is accelerating sea level rise, endangering the survival of many communities. Floods and the disappearance of entire parts of the world are just some of the impending consequences. In this context, music also becomes a cry for help, starting in Northern Europe and encompassing the entire world.
Ugo Nannian esteemed researcher at the University of Oslo, decided to give voice to this drama by recording the groans of melting glaciers. Nanni recorded the sound of a glacier 300 meters deep SpitsbergenNorway.
A deep and desperate sound
That sound, deep and desperate, became a song with the title “Song of the Glacier”made in collaboration with the famous Swedish choir “Vocal Arts Ensemble”, directed by Jan Yngwe.
The audio recording was made at the research station Ny-Ålesundthe northernmost in the world, where atmospheric warming is taking place seven times faster compared to the global average. The cry of melting ice has found new life through this musical project that is part of the global initiative “101 Flame of Inspiration”.
«My goal – Nanni explains – is to take the sound of glaciers out of the scientific context and make it heard by everyone, to make as many people as possible aware of climate change and the consequences we face. The melting of glaciers will lead to a rise in sea levels, livelihood problems and flooding in various parts of the world that will be submerged and cease to exist. The only thing that gives me strength and hope is meeting people who are fighting to make sure this doesn’t happen.”
Ugo Nanni
Ugo Nanni, of French descent but linked to the country of Stiappa, in the Pistoia area, is a leading figure in the study of glaciers. With a PhD fromUniversity of Grenoblehome to one of the most important glaciological laboratories, researcher atUniversity of Oslohas participated as a speaker in important international conferences on climate change. Like the COP27 in Egypt and the COP28 in Dubai, as well as several meetings of the European Geoscience Union and the American Geophysical Union.
The public will have the opportunity to meet Nanni on Saturday, October 5 at 7:30 PM Defeo Trapani Foundation in Giovinazzo, via delle Filatrici 32. During the event you can ask questions directly to the researcher. Only thanks sharing studies and research Like Nanni’s, we can hope to reverse the trend and limit the damage caused by climate change.
“Song of the Glacier”
This will be presented during the evening “Song of the Glacier”, as part of the musical project “101 Flame of Inspiration”produced by E2D, founded by Eric Forsmark e Peter Din collaboration with the Defeo Trapani Foundation, in Giovinazzo (Bari). Born in Puglia, this project also encompassed beyond a hundred musicians comes from fifty countries and will take the form of a 90-minute film and a music album.
Attendees will be able to watch the screening of previously unreleased videos from the project “101 Flame of Inspiration”but not alone: in perfect harmony with the sound of the glaciers, Nanni will perform together with Eric Forsmark on percussion and other musicians: the pianist and composer Orazio Saracinothe producer and guitarist Alex Grassoboth from Giovinazzo and the keyboardist and percussionist from Bari Taepo.