For example, in Shanghai, which is predicted to be underwater by 2050, the concerto is full of rests and silence.īy comparing the human experience of each season in the future with Vivaldi’s depictions, the team created a dire warning of what’s to come. These are based on regional weather models, geospatial datasets and UN IPCC reports on climate change. Yaya Stempler / AKQAīecause climate change will have disparate effects around the globe, the team also created roughly 1,000 unique scores, personalized for every major orchestra on the planet. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra played their local variation of “The Four Seasons” - with intense heat, biodiversity die-offs and protracted storms - for Syd Fest. The human impact will range from food and water insecurity to economic disruption, conflict and terrorism, the UN warned. Without urgent and profound action, the world will be absolutely and starkly diminished.”Īccording to the United Nations (UN), “No corner of the globe is immune from the devastating consequences of climate change.” These include environmental degradation, mass extinctions, natural disasters, extreme weather, Arctic melting, sea-level rise, acidifying and warming oceans and wildfires. Hugh Crosthwaite, the composer of the piece, told EcoWatch, “The data tells us things are looking grim. (RCP 8.5 is an emissions scenario for global warming.) The result is “ The Four Seasons.” In it, they explored how to “derive a lived experience of climate science predictions for RCP 8.5 in 2050,” Devine explained. The collaborators on the updated Vivaldi score used algorithms to predict specific impacts of global warming in 2050, and to interpret those changes in sonic terms. That’s what makes it a great fit for the narratives that climate science tells us the future could be like.” Tim Devine, executive creative director of AKQA, the design firm that masterminded the project, told EcoWatch, “On the surface, the original Four Seasons is about weather and seasonal variation, but it is very much about our human relationship to the world.
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