Performance: Eco-composer Cheryl Leonard on Thin Ice

Everybody's Climate 2025
Sunday, 7/13/2025
1:00 - 2:00
Koret Auditorium
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite National Park, voices of melting ice are showcased in a musical performance by Cheryl E. Leonard. Field recordings interweave with sounds played live on rocks, shells, driftwood, penguin bones, water, and kelp in compositions about our transforming polar and alpine regions. Rooted in her personal explorations and informed by scientific research,Leonard’s music shares sonic wonders and stories of change from Earth’s icy realms. 

Cheryl E. Leonard is a composer, performer, field recordist and instrument builder whose works investigate natural sites and ecosystems and human relationships with them. She uses microphones and amplification to explore sonic intricacies, highlighting unusual voices and soundscapes while addressing environmental issues. 

Connect 

Cheryl Leonard - Website | Cheryl Leonard - Instagram | Cheryl Leonard - Bluesky  | Cheryl Leonard - Facebook 

This event is part of Everybody’s Climate 2025: Connect with others to address the climate crisis in ways that are meaningful to you, from poetry and music to science and practical action. See full listing of events here.

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