This Sacred Earth: Reverberations of Land and Place

Name: This Sacred Earth: Reverberations of Land and Place
Start: 2025-03-16T15:00:00-07:00
Location: St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle

Schedule

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle | Seattle, WA

Inspired by nature’s splendor, Choral Arts NW presents Alex Berko’s Grammy-nominated Sacred Place, featuring poetry by Wendell Berry, John Muir, and William Stafford. Stafford’s verse reminds us we belong to the earth: “Have a place, be what that place requires.” Joined by piano, cello and violin, this program invites us to “Listen to the Land” through expansive soundscapes and tone-poems, and includes works by Indigenous composers Sherryl Sewepagaham and Alex Vollant which amplify reverence for land and place. Surround yourself with beauty as Choral Arts NW sings of the ancient-and-ever-present majesty of This Sacred Earth. Join us at 7 PM for a pre concert talk with Tim Westerhaus and Chiyo Crawford, Executive Director of ECOSS.org
Highlights include:
Alex Berko's Sacred Place alongside other choral works with piano, violin, and cello
Music by Indigenous composers
Northwest Nature Poetry by William Stafford, M.L. Smoker, Alex Vollant, Marjorie Seiffert, and more!
Regional Music Educators “Sing-In” Concert (Sunday)
With Collaborative Artists:
Serena Chin, piano
Haeyoon Shin Krentz, cello
Evan Hjort, violin