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.

Highlights include:
Pre-concert talk with Chiyo Crawford, Executive Director of ECOSS 

Alex Berko’s Sacred Place
Music by Indigenous composers Sherryl Sewepagaham and Alex Vollant
Northwest nature poetry by Wendell Berry, M.L. Smoker, Marjorie Seiffert, John Muir, and Oregon’s poet laureate, William Stafford.
Regional Music Educators join us for Emil Adler’s Turn and Elaine Hagenberg’s By Night

Collaborative Artists:
Serena Chin, piano
Haeyoon Shin Krentz, cello
Evan Hjort, violin

Buy your tickets here – https://www.choralartsnw.org/season/#Mar2025