Watershed Soundscape
music + art + landscape
Living Lab tours begin at 5 PM • Concert at 6 PM
Join us at the WMG Living Lab for a multidisciplinary concert experience exploring the sounds of our watershed. Before the concert, take some time to enjoy rainwater refreshments and tour WMG's demonstration site for hydro-local living and watershed resilience. The campus is supported by rainwater for all indoor and outdoor needs almost year-round, and includes extensive rain gardens, a native food forest, a 10,000 gallon underground cistern, art exhibits about Tucson’s history of flowing creeks and rivers, a kids’ play area, composting toilets, and so much more.
This unique event is supported by the 2024-2025 AIR Annual Resilience Theme Award.
- world premiere of a new multimedia piece inspired by local riparian soundscapes
- traditional O'odham singing
- performances by UA School of Music faculty artists
- readings by Alison Hawthorne Deming and Gretchen Ernster Henderson
- music by Carolina Heredia, Sergei Prokofiev, Yuanyuan Kay He, and Lachlan Skipworth
- visual art by Heather Bird Harris
MEET THE PERFORMERS
- Philip Alejo, bass
- Cassandra Bendickson, bassoon
- Elena Chernova-Davis, violin
- Alison Hawthorne Deming, poet
- Sara Fraker, oboe
- Jackie Glazier, clarinet
- Gretchen Henderson, poet
- Esteban Hernandez Parra, viola
- Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan, singer
You can find information on how to get to us by bike, bus, or car along with parking information on our website.