The Glass Clouds Ensemble is a chamber music collective that performs imaginative concerts of classical & contemporary music centered on environmental themes. Founded in 2021 by Juilliard graduates Raina Arnett and Lauren Conroy (violinists) and Marisa Karchin (soprano), the ensemble has forged immersive partnerships with a wide community of composers, musicians, and local environmental organizations.

Beginning in 2023, GCE has partnered with Earth Matter NY, a local composting organization, performing site-specific concerts on Governors Island and at the Anita Rogers Gallery, James Cohan Gallery, and Tenri Cultural Institute. The ensemble has been in residence at Yellow Barn and Avaloch Farm Music Institute, and has collaborated with dance company Jody Oberfelder Projects, the Brooklyn New Music Collective, and Music for Food. They have been featured on multimedia podcast Spark Sputter & Die for Wharf Cat Records and a panel discussion at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago titled “Creative Catalysts: Performance Art Reacting to the Climate Crisis.”

The Glass Clouds Ensemble is a first prize winner of the 2023 AVIMC competition and has received support from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Chamber Music America, as a 2024 CMA Ensemble Forward and Artistic Projects grantee.