Stafylakis: Symphony No. 1 ("Holocene Extinction")

Composer: Haralabos (Harry) Stafylakis (1982-) Format: Full Score Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony No. 1 ("Holocene Extinction") (2018) Binding: Spiral Bound Size: 11.0 x 16.9 inches Pages: 73 Description The Holocene epoch, which spans the past 11,700 years, encompasses the totality of humanity's written history. Our species' staggering growth and development into Earth's first global superpredator is unprecedented in the known history of the planet. An unintended consequence of this explosive rise is the pervasive impact humanity has had on the environment. Human predation's effects on food webs, the destabilization of biodiverse habitats, industry's role in climate change, overpopulation, and profligate consumption are among the principal causes of an increase in the extinction rate of plant and animal species to between 100–1,000 times higher than natural background rates. The Earth has experienced five mass extinction events in its history, spread out over