GLENN McCLURE

eco-musician, composer, speaker, global traveler

Glenn McClure travels the world, seeking the musical voice of the Earth. He listens to the natural world and the people who study it and live within it. From camping on the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica to hiking the Volcanos of Hawai’i, Glenn searches for the place where science and beauty meet. His music and inspirational speeches energize those who care for the planet.

He currently serves as a faculty member at Paul Smiths College. His compositions have enjoyed a wide audience in the US and abroad.

News & Blog

Courageous Characters Sing About Voting Rights In An Adirondack Opera

Posted Jan 19, 2019 by Glenn McClure

Mountain Lake PBS will present the second in a series of TV stories about the creation of Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera, on Friday, January 18 at 8pm, on the program Mountain Lake Journal.

Second in a series of TV stories about the creation of Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera

Posted Jan 15, 2019 by McClure Productions

Mountain Lake PBS will present the second in a series of TV stories about the creation of Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera, on Friday, January 18 at 8pm, on the program Mountain Lake Journal.

Using Science and a Hawaiian Volcano to Create New Music (NCPR)

Posted Jan 14, 2019 by McClure Productions

Todd Moe interviews Glenn for North Country Public Radio this morning. Todd Moe caught up with Glenn McClure by phone to find out more about his life-long advocacy for exploring the environment through musical compositions, and “sonifying” scientific data into musical sketches. Listen below:

NPR’s All Things Considered – Like the Air We Breathe

Posted Jan 8, 2019 by Glenn McClure

National Parks are like the air we breathe. I usually don’t think much about the air. It’s invisible, but it’s always there. I take it for granted while I go about my day. However, I get highly focused when suddenly I can’t breathe. Unless the National Parks are part of our vacation plans, they are…

Decentralized Listening: Ice Vibrations

Posted Jan 8, 2019 by McClure Productions

Decentralized Listening: Ice Vibrations: Sound Installation at UC San Diego based on the sonification of seismic data from the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Creative Time

Posted Jan 5, 2019 by Glenn McClure

I am very grateful for the creative time of this residency. While I usually compose music in the narrow windows of time between teaching, grant writing, and other duties, this has been a welcome month of greater focus on the creative process

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