Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 4
2025-04-11 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Explore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.

In the final chapter of the Development series, SoundWaves asks: Why are eggs so expensive? How do you create a video game? How do plants respond to climate change? How do you tell a short story in music?
Andrew Stevens Economics of Agriculture
Gary Dahl, Computer Sciences
Jack Williams, Geography
Christopher Taylor, piano, Music
Daniel Grabois, Music

SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. Each event revolves around a theme, exploring it first from many scientific angles and then through the lens of music. The program concludes with a live performance of music related to the evening’s theme.

This event will take place in Mead Witter Hall inside the Hamel Music Center. This is a free event, however registration is requested.

We value inclusion and access for all participants. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations to enhance your participation experience, please email https://mailto: idhub@wid.wisc.edu no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. This event is wheelchair accessible.

Full event program:

The prelude:
From Eight Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39 – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
8. Allegro moderato (D minor)
9. Allegro moderato (D major)
Christopher Taylor, piano, Mead Witter School of Music

The lectures:
How Plants Adapt to Climate Change: Lessons from the Last Ice Age
Jack Williams, Geography, Center for Climactic Research
Eggcessive prices: How Markets Develop Prices for the Food We Eat
Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Game Experience Development
Gary Dahl, Computer Sciences
Short Stories in Sound
Daniel Grabois, Mead Witter School of Music

The performance:
Sonata no. 2 (1966) – George Walker (1922-2018)
1. Theme and variations
2. Presto
3. Adagio
4. Allegretto tranquillo
Christopher Taylor, piano, Mead Witter School of Music
