Join us in the Rose Event Commons at Mitchell Hall for a powerful midday performance that brings together music, climate science, and community conversation.
The Isabel welcomes back the JUNO Award–winning New Orford String Quartet for a special public concert inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project, a Canadian research initiative exploring how tornado patterns are changing due to climate change. Presented as part of the Currents of Change residency, this concert features music shaped by environmental data and explores themes of nature, transformation, and resilience.
The concert will be followed by an open discussion with the musicians, composers, and researchers. Composer Cecilia Livingstone will be in attendance.
Whether you are a student, researcher, music lover, or simply curious, this free event offers an inspiring way to connect with urgent climate issues through sound, story, and shared dialogue.
Andrew Wan, violin
Jonathan Crow, violin
Sharon Wei, viola
Joseph Johnson, cello
Event Location: Rose Event Commons at Mitchell Hall, 69 Union St, Queen’s University
Program
The Program
Emily Hiemstra (b. 1991)
Didsbury for Viola Quartet
La Malbaie for Viola Quartet
Performed by Western University students
Ian Cusson (b. 1971)
La Pieta, after Monkman for Solo Viola (2018)
Cian Diamond, viola
Cecilia Livingston (b. 1984)
After the Wind
New Orford String Quartet
Carmen Braden (b. 1985)
Bridge Between the Earth and Sky
New Orford String Quartet
Vincent Ho (b. 1975)
Twin Tornadoes
New Orford String Quartet
Andrew Wan, violin
Jonathan Crow, violin
Sharon Wei, viola
Joseph Johnson, cello
Beethoven
String Quartet Opus 18, No. 2
Andrew Wan, violin
Jonathan Crow, violin
Sharon Wei, viola
Joseph Johnson, cello
³ÉÈË´óƬ the Currents of Change Residency (March 23–25, 2026)
Currents of Change: Musical Expressions, Scientific Explorations, and Northern Tornadoes Project is a collaborative residency between the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts and the Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at ³ÉÈË´óƬ. Centered on the Quartet’s work with the Northern Tornadoes Project, the residency brings together students, scientists, and musicians through performances, discussions, and hands-on learning, offering new ways to understand climate change through art and research.