Eras – Corvallis
u003cpu003eWorld Forestry Center is honored to partner with u003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.orsingers.org/youth-choiru0022u003eOregon Repertory Singers Youth Choiru003c/au003eu003c/strongu003e and u003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://thirdangle.orgu0022u003eThird Angle New Musicu003c/au003eu003c/strongu003e to present u003cemu003eErasu003c/emu003e—a world premiere wildfire oratorio exploring the intersection of past, present, and future for both people and planet.u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eThe creative journey of u003cemu003eErasu003c/emu003e began in April 2025, when students from the ORS Youth Choir and Third Angle Ensemble visited our exhibit u003ca href=u0022http://worldforestry.org/followingfire/u0022u003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eFollowing Fireu003c/strongu003eu003c/emu003eu003c/au003e, a powerful collaboration between photographer David Paul Bayles and ecologist Frederick J. Swanson. Guided by Bayles and Swanson, the students reflected on images of charred landscapes and the resilient signs of regrowth. Inspired by their experience, the students wrote original poetry while seated on the exhibit floor—poetry that later became the source text for composers Iman Habibi, Michael-Thomas Foumai, and Kirsten Volness. Their resulting oratorio for youth choir and small ensemble now stands as the heart of this moving program.u003c/pu003ennu003ch3u003eu003ca href=u0022https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=284584u0022u003eu003cstrongu003eu003cemu003ePurchase Tickets hereu003c/emu003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h3u003ennu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eROSTER:u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003culu003en u003cliu003eSarah Tiedemann, fluteu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eRicky Smith, clarinetu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eLing-Ling Huang, violinu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eValdine Ritchie Mishkin, cellou003c/liu003en u003cliu003eChris Whyte, percu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eSusan DeWitt Smith, pianou003c/liu003enu003c/ulu003ennu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003ePROGRAM:u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003culu003en u003cliu003eIman Habibi, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Kirsten Volness, New Work, title TBDu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eSarah Kirkland Snider, You Are Freeu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eKenji Bunch, Ralph's Old Recordsu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eDavid Lang, Sweet Airu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eYouth Choir pieces, hopefully including Jerod Tate, We Are the Stormu003c/liu003enu003c/ulu003en
