Choral Arts Northwest: The Lost Birds – An Extinction Elegy
$25 advance (discounts available), $35 at the door
Abbie Betinis — Selected works
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Selected works
Caroline Shaw — Selected works
Sarah Quartel — Selected works
Collaboration with Birds Connect Seattle to raise awareness regarding protecting birds by expanding our tree canopy, eliminating bird-window and building collisions, and reducing the use of toxic pesticides in our region
Choral Arts Northwest presents the Pacific Northwest premiere of the Grammy-nominated composition by Christopher Tin, The Lost Birds. In the composer’s words: "The Lost Birds is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Sweeping and elegiac, it's a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but whose songs have since been silenced. It's a celebration of their feathered beauty: their symbolism as messengers of hope, peace, and renewal. But it's also a warning about our own tenuous existence on the planet: that the fate that befell these once soaring flocks foreshadows our own extinction."
This concert opens with music that depicts birds' multifaceted inspiration of humans, and may feature composers Abbie Betinis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sarah Quartel, and Caroline Shaw.
As a part of our commitment to equity, we offer multiple payment options to ensure that our audiences can choose the price type that best fits their financial situation. Requests for complimentary tickets may be made to info@choralartsnw.org.
This program will receive 2 performances: Saturday, March 16, 7:30pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church; and Sunday, March 17, 3pm at Saint Mark's Cathedral.