The Year to Save the Earth

“The Year to Save the Earth” – A Multimedia Experience by Jim Scott
Sunday, July 28 - 6 PM, at Unity of the Valley 3912 Dillard Rd. Eugene
Suggested admission donation $15-$25

Mixing powerful songs and beautiful projected images, “The Year to Save the Earth” takes us from grieving to celebration and from protest to positive vision for the planet - and some fun. Jim Scott’s lyrical melodies and outspoken poetry celebrate what’s beautiful, amazing, and fragile about our Earth. Facing the urgency of the environmental crisis, this musical and visual experience challenges us to feel, to learn and to act.

Prolific composer, guitarist Jim Scott was awarded an NEA grant to create and present this multimedia concert. As well as hard reality, the program’s message is one of optimism with many invitations to join in the singing. Formerly a member of the Paul Winter Consort, Jim was the composer of their celebrated "Missa Gaia/Earth Mass" (that has been performed at the Eugene Bach Festival) and sang their anthem song "Common Ground." He has toured the world, recorded nine CDs of original music and published a growing line of choral works. A tireless activist with his music, Jim also compiled the "Earth and Spirit Songbook," an anthology of 110 songs of Earth by many contemporary composers.

A long-time friend of folk icon Pete Seeger, Jim credits Pete with influencing his musical career choices. Pete in turn called Jim "Some kind of a magician." Paul Winter said of his colleague: "His music sings of the fife spirit."