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Sam Nester

is an Australian trumpet player, composer, and sound artist. He has created site-specific environmental sound installations and musical compositions for the U.S. State Department, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Colby College, George Mason University, New York University, EcoArt Project, the National Parks Arts Foundation, and the City of Hobart (Australia). He has been the artist-in-residence for Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Bruny Island (Australia), and the Festival Arts Design Acerenza (Italy). He serves on faculty at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music in New York and is currently the artist-in-residence for the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) at NYU Abu Dhabi.
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Facts Alone Won’t Save Us

Science helps us understand the threats we face, but bold policies to fight climate change and extinction depend on our language, art, and experience with the natural world.
February 22, 2024
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Sam Nester
Science helps us understand the threats we face, but bold policies to fight climate change and extinction depend on our language, art, and experience with the natural world.
Sam Nester
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Beyond Science: Art and the Environment

A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.
August 23, 2021
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Sam Nester
A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.

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