Glenn McClure, Composer

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.

  • “Encountering the music of Glenn McClure is pure joy as a performer. it is mesmerizing to hear and sing while riding the edge of an excitement that leaves you wanting more.”
    Kearstin Piper Brown
    Metropolitan Opera Soprano
  • “Encountering the music of Glenn McClure is pure joy as a performer. it is mesmerizing to hear and sing while riding the edge of an excitement that leaves you wanting more.”
    Kearstin Piper Brown
    Metropolitan Opera Soprano
  • “Glenn’s music makes us feel like better musicians and better citizens of the world.”
    Eric Townell
    Rochester Oratorio Society
  • “Glenn’s music makes us feel like better musicians and better citizens of the world.”
    Eric Townell
    Rochester Oratorio Society

Composing + Speaking

Projects

  • Watershed Voices (Water is Me) Videos

    Watershed Voices: Water Is Me brings together a collection of videos that illuminate Glenn McClure’s unique approach to transforming scientific data into music. Through these pieces, you’ll hear how watersheds, climate patterns, and human experiences become sonic landscapes. Start with Glenn’s explanation of his sonification process, then explore the stories, sounds, and creative discoveries that flow from this remarkable fusion of art and science.

  • “Glenn is an architect of emotion…”
    “Glenn est un architecte de l’émotion…”
    Francois Ponsot
    Choeur Tongues Joviales, France
  • “Glenn is an architect of emotion…”
    “Glenn est un architecte de l’émotion…”
    Francois Ponsot
    Choeur Tongues Joviales, France

Voices of Inspiration

  • “McClure’s earnest, honest, and fervent passion combines the serious rigors of opera with the purpose of integrating communities…”
    Louis Lohraseb, Assistant Conductor
    Los Angeles Opera
  • “McClure’s earnest, honest, and fervent passion combines the serious rigors of opera with the purpose of integrating communities…”
    Louis Lohraseb, Assistant Conductor
    Los Angeles Opera