Classical Declares was formed in April 2021 in order to expand the Music Declares Emergency working group into the worlds of classical, opera, choral and composition.
Our aim is to bring awareness of the climate and ecological emergency into our professional circles and help facilitate discussion about what we can do in our professions to address it. Our group welcomes anyone with a profession in these areas of music as we try to expand the sharing of best practice through a growing network of ensembles and organisations that are taking action to reduce their environmental impact and educate their audiences.
Lea Bruckner – Violinist
Ben Comeau – Organist
Chris Hutchings - composer, Choirs For Climate
Jasmin Kent Rodgman – Composer
Sofia Livotov - Opera Singer & Music Educator
Sarah Nicolls - Pianist & Composer
Maitane Sebastian – Cellist
Ben See - Singer & Choral Director
Henry Southern - Harrison Parrott
Anneka Sutcliffe – Violinist
Nina Vinther - Classical Singer
John Warner - Orchestra for the Earth
Ellie Wyatt - Songwriter & Composer
Lewis Coenen-Rowe - Composer
The Working Group are putting together a list of classical repertoire connected to the climate emergency, nature, ecology, love for our planet, and similar themes. If you would like to suggest a piece to be included, please fill in the form linked below.
Add your name to the 4000+ organisations and artists who are ‘Music Declares Emergency’. Across the music industry we will work to ‘Turn Up the Volume’, to call for urgent, international government action on the climate and ecological emergency.
