Indie Alaska

Making Music with Glaciers and Snow

Matthew Burtner is using his experience as a music composer to raise awareness of climate change by making avant-garde soundscapes from Alaska's wilderness. Matthew, like most other Alaskans, has a front-row seat to climate change and he's sharing these sounds with the world through his new album, Glacier Music.

Making Music with Glaciers and Snow

5m 30s

Matthew Burtner is using his experience as a music composer to raise awareness of climate change by making avant-garde soundscapes from Alaska's wilderness. Matthew, like most other Alaskans, has a front-row seat to climate change and he's sharing these sounds with the world through his new album, Glacier Music.

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.