Dubai: A special climate concert and musical tribute to our blue planet is set to take place on December 6, 2023, at the Dubai Opera during the historic UN COP28.
The concert, titled RESONANCE, will feature multi-Grammy winner and UN Goodwill Ambassador Mr. Ricky Kej, who will lead the world in a musical prayer for peace and resonance. Mr. Kej will be accompanied by legendary drummer and co-founder of The Police, Mr. Stewart Copeland, and the Dubai-based, all-women Firdaus Orchestra led by Maestro Monica Woodman.
The climate concert is hosted by the San Francisco-based and Smithsonian-affiliated Bay Ecotarium, which is committed to climate resilience and ocean conservation. Tickets for event can be purchased via Dubai Opera’s website.
“Music has the power to heal and unite us into a collective resolve for greater good,” Dr. George Jacob, President and CEO of San Francisco’s Bay Ecotarium, commented.
Dr. Jacob is spearheading the transformation of the Aquarium of the Bay into the world’s most comprehensive living climate museum, designed to engage millions of visitors with awareness, leading to informed climate action through an evening of song and symphony.
Mr. Kej’s passion and palpable energy touch hearts and minds across the globe and spur transformational change in climate conversations.
“All of us are transient guardians of this blue marble we call home. Join us in chorus in resonance to restore our beautiful planet,” Mr. Kej, who has dedicated his life to bringing awareness to sustainable futures and climate resilience through his award-winning music, commented.
In a world fraught with dissonance from climate crises, many are grappling with excessive flooding, unprecedented fires, extinction of species, global warming, sea-level rise, acidification of the skies, and ocean pollution. These isolated incidents are increasingly intertwined with human avarice and a disregard for symbiotic eco-synthesis.
Furthermore, Ms. Juju Anuradha, who will join the performance in singing the ‘Climate Theme Song’ states, shared that “turning dissonance into RESONANCE is the musical mantra that is sacred and sacrosanct to our collective futures.”