IEF 2007

Biography
Mr. Marty Quinn is a scientist at the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire and is a computer scientist and composer/percussionist. He has collaborated to create a uniquely entertaining and enlightening theatrical presentation of 110,000 years of earth's climate history. 'The Climate Symphony' is based directly on research analysis of the nearly two miles of ice core samples retrieved from the Greenland Ice Sheet over the past decade. As audiences are transported across time, they experience the forces of nature that cause the climate through music. The interdependent play of the geophysical and astronomical cycles of nature weave an intricate and beautiful sonority. The Climate Symphony integrates the art of music with the science of glaciology, chemistry, and climatology. The audience is also introduced to the new science and art of sonification: the transformation of data into music and sound. Marty Quinn, as creator of the software used to produce 'The Climate Symphony', explores the frontier of sonification using patterns of music and drumming and opens the mind to new approaches to perceiving scientific knowledge. His singular performance as actor, master percussionist, software engineer and host combine to produce a memorable and enjoyable experience.