Halcyon String Quartet: Tipping Points

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Minsky Recital Hall

Co-presented by the UMaine Climate Change Institute, Halcyon is thrilled to share Tipping Points: a 60-minute multimedia performance that combines music with synchronous live action and animated film. Through an exploration of the environmental, social, and economic drivers of climate change, audiences will reflect on the ways that the media, economy, and persistent messaging around sustainability, growth, and the future shape our everyday behavior.

Program includes:

Cuimhne – Christine Delphine Hedden

String Quartet No. 3 ‘Apocryphal Dances’ I. Entrée Grave Kenji Bunch

Goldberg Variation 30 – J.S. Bach arr. François Meïmoun

String Quartet No. 3 ‘Apocryphal Dances’ II. Rigaudon Kenji Bunch

Goldberg Variation 4 – J.S. Bach arr. François Meïmoun

String Quartet No. 3 ‘Apocryphal Dances’ V. Tambourin Kenji Bunch

Selection from Keel Road – Danish String Quartet

Halcyon Musicians: Josie Davis & Sophie Davis, violin | Colin Wheatley, viola | Julia Henderson, cello | Luke Fatora, film & violin

Tickets $25 | K-12 students free with purchase of an adult ticket | All fees included

6 p.m. Pre-show talk & reception
Come early to sit in on a conversation with George Jacobson, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Ecology, and Climate Change, who will talk about how ice-age climates provide important clues about our modern world.

Chamber Music Series Sponsor:
Maine Public classical

Reception Sponsor:
Dirigo Pines A Grace Mangement Community

With support from:
Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series