Live music, images and poetry invite reflection on our changing climate
Nelda Swiggett’s Multimedia Jazz Composition Inspires Audiences to Take Action
Date: Saturday, November 15th
Port Angeles
1:30 pm: Pre-concert talk by avian ecologist Bob Boekelheide
2 – 3:30 pm: Concert
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E Lopez Ave, Port Angeles
Port Townsend
6 pm: Pre-concert – Jefferson PUD, Frederickson Electric, and Power Trip Energy share tips for transitioning to clean energy
7 – 8:30 pm: Concert
Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend
Suggested Donation $10 – $20 / Students $5
Tickets and More Information: l2020.org/forthebirds/
“For the Birds” features a jazz quintet performing the original music of Seattle pianist and composer Nelda Swiggett. You may have attended “The Alaska Suite” concert by the same composer in 2023. Nelda and her quintet are back for a second tour of the Olympic Peninsula with an all new concert, focused on birds! Birds are a part of our daily life experience, and an inspiring connection to the natural world. Climate change is having a significant and alarming impact on many bird species, and this should be a wake-up call for all of us. The performance engages the power of artistic expression — live music, spoken word, images and poetry — to connect audiences deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change. Ultimately a story of hope, audiences leave the performance feeling empowered to take meaningful action.
Featuring Nelda Swiggett (piano, compositions), Clif Swiggett (trombone), Kate Olson (saxophone, flute), Chris Symer (bass), Adam Kessler (drums) and the poetry of Jill McGrath. neldaswiggett.com/for-the-birds/.
“… wonderfully inspiring…. The content was informative without being preachy; the music was magical…” — Gail M., concertgoer
“… spliced with a dialogue about climate science and solutions. It touches the emotional edges of our understanding and invites action from a deeper place.” —Louise S., concertgoer
The concert will be performed in Port Angeles in the afternoon and in Port Townsend in the evening (details above). There will be information tables before and after the concerts.
The concerts are co-hosted by Olympic Climate Action and Local 20/20.
Olympic Climate Action 