Choral Arts Northwest: The Big Blue Marble – Music, Nature, & the Environment
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Jake Runestad — Selected works
John David Earnest — Selected works
Rick Asher — Selected works
Virginia Dziekonski, cello
Serena Chin, piano
Lee Thompson, piano
Jacob Winkler, conductor
Prime Voci (Seattle Girls Choir)
Antonin Dvořák – Songs of Nature, Op. 63
Jake Runestad – Settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir
John David Earnest – World premiere
Rick Asher – World premiere
Choral Arts Northwest's final concert of the season will be a delightful choral exploration of nature and the environment. Works on the program include Dvořák's Songs of Nature, new settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir by Jake Runestad, and two new pieces on nature themes by John David Earnest and CANW composer-in-residence Rick Asher. With several favorite guest artists, this concert promises festive choral colors that celebrate the natural beauty of planet Earth.