Join composer Christopher Stark, Associate Professor of Composition and violinist Clara Kim for a performance of four works exploring humanity and climate change. 

The concert will include a Q&A with Stark and Kim and will be followed by a networking reception; light fare is included. 

This event is open to the entire WashU Community and the public.

Program

Welcome and Introductions 

Remarks from Chris Stark and Clara Kim

Concert

  • “Ko’u inoa” by Leilehua Lanzilotti 
  • “to speak in a forgotten language” by Leilehua Lanzilotti 
  • “Jeux d’eau” from Fire Ecologies by Christopher Stark 
  • “2nd Nature” by Christopher Stark 

Q&A 

Networking Reception 

The concert is part of the 2026 Environmental Research & Creativity Week Feb. 23-27, a series of events hosted by the WashU Center for the Environment and its partners to showcase the interdisciplinary environmental work at the university.