Wednesday November 10, 6:00 o’clock PM
Bechstein Piano Center
207 West 58th Street (west of 58th
and 7th)
RSVP Carmen 212-222-3775 or
carmen.cook@gmail.com $20 tax deductible
Welcome and Introduction of Artist…Carmen Cook
Soprano…Claire
Coolen
Arias
Introduction of Speaker… Peter
Fusaro
Speaker…Max Joel
Here Comes the Sun: Solar Initiatives in New
York City
Interactive Conversation ….The Salon
Closing Remarks…Carmen and Peter
The Mission of the Global Change Foundation is
to Accelerate and Transform Human Behavior on
Global Environmental Issues Through Education
Your tax-deductible donation may be made at
Global Change
www.Foundation.com .
ARTIST
Claire Coolen,
soprano from Halifax, Nova Scotia is completing
her Masters Degree at the Manhattan School of
Music in New York. She is the recipient of the
Margaret Hoswell van der Marck Scholarship in
Opera from the Manhattan School of Music since
2007-2011. Claire has specialized in Italian
Opera, performing in Italy for the past four
summers. This past summer Claire performed the
role of The Governess in
Turn of the Screw at the Banff Arts
Center in Alberta. Other performances, Gilda in
Rigoletto
,Rose in
Street Scene, Adina in
L’elisir
d’amore, Musetta in
La Bohème,
Adele in Die
Fledermaus, and Mireille in
Mireille.
Claire will be performing the role of Mrs.
Winemiller in
Summer and
Smoke this fall at the Manhattan
school of Music and in the Sping will perform
the role of Nannetta in
Falstaff
.
SPEAKER
Max Joel
is the New York State Energy Research &
Development Authority (NYSERDA) Energy Energy
$mart Communities Coordinator for
Solar 1, the
City’s first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts,
and Education Center,” which inspires New
Yorkers to become environmentally responsible
city dwellers.
Prior to working for Solar 1, Max was
the Capital Projects Coordinator for the Queens
Botanical Garden during a period that saw the
construction of a green Visitor Center, new
native plant gardens, and other facilities and
exhibits. He holds a BA in Urban Studies from
Columbia University and a master’s degree in
Environmental Management from the Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies. Max grew up
in and around Chicago, but recently celebrated
his tenth anniversary as a New Yorker.
Peter
Fusaro—Founder
and Chairman of Global Change Associates, author
of 16 books on energy, environment and green
finance and a sought-after keynote speaker,
created the Green Salon with Carmen Cook to
bring the arts and environment into closer,
accessible harmony and dialogue. Peter founded
Global Change Associates in 1991 to focus on the
interplay and convergence of energy and
environmental financial markets.
Global Change
Associates Global-Change.com
are the websites with detailed green finance
information. In September he spoke on
sustainable energy at the High-Level Conference
on Energy at the United Nations. He recently
spoke on Environmental Stewardship at All Souls
Unitarian, for Green Souls and also at The
Riverside Church for its Social Justice
Commission. On March 29 and 30, 2011 he
convenes the Tenth Annual Wall Street Green
Summit at the Center for Architecture in New
York City.
Carmen Cook—VP
Marketing, for Global Change Associates,
graduated from Juilliard with a degree in
Voice. She was a Regional Finalist in the Met
Auditions and sang for many years. A cultural
entrepreneur, Carmen has a diverse background in
the arts, marketing and business and facilitates
The Green Salon. Speak to her about offering
your financial support to the Green Salon and
keep this unique program flourishing.
Your minimum $20 donation to The Green Salon at
the door or online
provides an honorarium for the artist(s) and
preparation of the performance space. Through
the beauty of music, expert awareness from our
speakers and conversation, we seek to serve the
environmentally aware community. Your support
is vital to the continuation of our Green
Salon. Since 2008 we have held 15 salons, at
Klavierhaus, Bechstein Piano and at The
Riverside Church.