Harmony with our Changing Planet

The performers

• Professor Gail Whiteman Head of the Nature & Climate Impact Team, University of Exeter

Professor Gail Whiteman discusses resilience, creativity and climate change.

Join Professor Gail Whiteman, Head of the Nature & Climate Impact Team at the University of Exeter, as she leads a thought-provoking conversation on resilience, creativity, and climate change. As extreme weather events grow more destructive, how can societies adapt – and how can art help us face loss and find hope? In tonight’s concert, we hear Terence Blanchard’s deeply personal response to Hurricane Katrina, A Tale of God’s Will, which transformed grief into powerful symphonic jazz, capturing both the devastation of his native New Orleans and the enduring strength of its people. This pre-concert talk explores what it means to live – and make music – in harmony with a changing planet.