In Nomine Terra Calens - a free Earth Week concert
DATE AND VENUE CHANGE - PLEASE NOTE: As part of Earth Week, Caltech and the Colburn School of Music will co-host In Nomine Terra Calens: A musical and scientific reflection on the warming Earth.
This free event will now be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM in Zipper Hall at the Colburn School of Music (located at 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012), and will weave scientific insight and live performance into a shared exploration of the climate crisis. (Location and directions below.)
Researchers at Caltech's Linde Center for Global Environmental Science will explain the drivers and projected consequences of climate change and highlight evidence-based actions—individual, community, and policy level—that can mitigate its most severe impacts, while the Colburn Baroque Ensemble offers a musical response to these discussions to help attendees reflect on the complex emotions raised by this global challenge. The concert will features music composed by seismologist, baroque musician, composer, and public scientist Dr. Lucy Jones, In Nomine Terra Calens (In the Name of a Warming Earth), in which she has musically represented the rising temperature of the planet from 1880 to 2017.
The concert will provide an accessible yet intellectually rich space for attendees to deepen their understanding of climate science, process their responses, and consider meaningful pathways for engagement. Sponsors are CaltechLive!, the Linde Center for Global Environmental Science, the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, and the Caltech Sustainability Program.
Admission is free but reservations are recommended.
Directions: Parking for the event is available in the Disney Hall Garage which is catty-corner from the Colburn School. The Metro "A" Line's Bunker Hill station is one block away from the Hall.