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Classical Music and Our Natural World

Terry Wolkowicz


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Classical Music and Our Natural World 1

Currents in Concert Discovering Ocean Movement Through Music

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Terry Wolkowicz, educator and co-founder of Sound Explorations

Discover the motion of ocean waves and currents through vivid examples in classical music. In this lecture presentation, we will use carefully curated classical music to hear the difference between surface and internal waves, the motion of northern and southern ocean gyres and the sounds of ocean stratification. Repertoire includes music by Debussy, Bach, Glass and Mendelssohn. 

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Classical Music and Our Natural World 2

Whales in Motion Experiencing Marine Mammal Behaviors and Locomotion Through Music

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Terry Wolkowicz, educator and co-founder of Sound Explorations

Join Terry Wolkowicz, educator and co-founder of Sound Explorations, an organization that combines the worlds of music and science to make scientific discovery accessible to all as she uses classical music, visual imagery and tactile 3D sculpture models to demonstrate the movement of whales through different environments.

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