Composers Emily Doolittle, Derek Bermel, Paul Oehlers, and Judith Shatin address climate change, prairie restoration, and the impending extinction of too many species.  Their intermedia works create a dialogue between whales, birds, amphibians, and the acoustic instruments of Fulcrum Point artists set in the context of vivid video and imagery.

Social sounds from whales at night | Emily Doolittle (World Premiere)
Stephen Burns, trumpet & percussion

Nine Revolutions | Derek Bermel (Midwest Premiere)
Mathias Tacke, violin; Kate Carter, violin; Sarah Plum, viola; Paula Kosower, cello

Phoenix Rising | Paul Oehlers
Commissioned by Brenda Shapiro for The Nature Conservancy

Terra Infirma | Judith Shatin
1. Birds
2. Fall-Winter: Mammals & Fish
3. Spring: Reptile, Amphibians

Fulcrum Point Ensemble:
Stephen Burns, trumpet/conductor 
Jeremy Ruthrauff, soprano/tenor saxophone
Rebecca Oliverio, trumpet
Andy Baker, trombone
Andy Cierny, percussion
Kathleen Carter, violin
Mathias Tacke, violin
Sarah Plum, viola
Paula Kosower, cello
Darlene Castro, intermedia technology

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Excerpt from Phoenix Rising.

The first multimedia music composition ever commissioned by the Nature Conservancy and premiered by Fulcrum Point New Music Project at the Harris Theater in 2009, Phoenix Rising applies a formalized music system to the subject of controlled prairie burns as a means of halting invasive species. Using video and audio from prairie fires and musical quotes from music relating to fire and prairie fields, as well as original musical elements.