Glenn McClure, composer, educator and data scientist, will be the next artist-in-residence at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
McClure will present his work during a free lecture and concert at 6 p.m. Jan. 11, 2019, at Kilauea Visitor Center.
Originally from rural upstate New York, McClure was influenced by a wide array of musical styles, including gospel, merengue, salsa and choir. He studied music as a child and in college, and traveled the world as a professional composer.
McClure currently teaches music and humanities at Paul Smiths College in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
“I will work with volcanologists, analyzing current data that describes the volcanoes and listening to the music that emerges from the sonification process,” he said about his 30-day residency. “Hiking through the park and other locations on Hawaii Island, and improvisation with local musicians, will generate impressions and sounds that I cannot predict. I look forward to hearing the voices of the island through its volcanoes, scientists and musicians.”
During the residency, McClure will share his creative process through blogs, videos and more at www.artforbrains.com starting later this month.
The park’s artist-in-residence program is supported by the National Parks Arts Foundation, the National Park Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and other generous benefactors.
McClure’s music has enjoyed international acclaim in Germany, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Japan, Korea, Thailand and beyond. In the United States, his music has been featured in multiple concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Orchestra Hall.
National broadcasts of his music and artistic process include National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and the CBS Christmas Special. As a scholar and educator, McClure received the Chancellors Award — the highest award given to adjunct lecturers by the State University of New York.
The National Parks Arts Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the national parks of the U.S. through creating dynamic opportunities for artworks based in our natural and historic heritage.
All NPAF programs are made possible through the philanthropic support of donors, ranging from corporate sponsors and small business to art patrons and citizen supporters of the parks.