Solar Return for Change

When:
Friday, May 08, 2026 8:00p -
10:00p

Where:
Kresge Auditorium
48 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Admission:
$20

Hosted by:
ccoll28 Caroline

Categories:
Music, Nature, Shows, Social Good

Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solar-return-for-change-tickets-1761102136899?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Featuring Ben Monder, Bill McKibben, Guillermo Klein and MIT Wind Ensemble

Solar Return for Change

Friday, May 8, 2026 / 8:00pm

MIT Kresge Auditorium, MIT Building W16

48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA


This environmentally themed concert brings together three of the most innovative musicians of their generations with the MIT Wind Ensemble and celebrated author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben. The performance features the world premiere of Guillermo Klein’s Guitierra, a prayer for the Earth, and Klein’s Solar Return Suite, a work honoring the energy and depth of the natural world. Solar Return Suite is performed in honor of the 20th anniversary of its premiere by the MIT Wind Ensemble in 2006. It features MacArthur Fellow and GRAMMY®-winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón, Professor of Jazz at MIT, alongside the internationally renowned jazz guitarist Ben Monder.


Featuring the world premiere of Guitierra.

MIT Wind Ensemble

Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director

Guillermo Klein, composer-pianist

Miguel Zenón, saxophonist

Ben Monder, guitarist

Bill McKibben, Guest Speaker


Seating Policy

Your registration through Eventbrite guarantees you a seat until 15 minutes before the event start time. 15 minutes before the concert start time, we will release open seats to the standby list. If you were not able to register through Eventbrite, you may join the physical standby line in the Kresge Auditorium Lobby up to one hour before the concert start time.


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If you cannot attend this performance, we encourage you to watch the livestream.

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