Rhythms of Nature

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Rhythms of Nature – A Celebration of Earth Day 2022
Join the musicians of Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra in a celebration of Earth Day 2022.  Rhythms of Nature features percussion music, poetry and prose on April 23, 3:00pm at The Little Brown Church in Clinton and on April 24, 3:00pm at Oak Harbor Methodist Church.

Featured works include John Cage’s Child of Tree for amplified plant material, To the Earth for four flower pots by Frederic Rzewski, John Luther Adams’ Light that Fills the Earth for vibraphone, marimba, violin and keyboards, and more.  Saratoga Orchestra's Erica Montgomery and Brandon Nelson are featured percussionists and will be joined by local musicians Eva Nelson, Rumiana Drumeva, Anna Edwards, Sebastian Serrano-Ayala, Jon Small, Larry Heidel and Gary Wittlich. Local writers, Dallas Huth, Janice O’Mahony, Dianne Shiner and Faith Wilder, collectively known as the Four Voices, will enhance the concert experience with readings of poetry and prose in celebration of Earth Day. 
 
This program is sponsored by Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra and admission is free with donations kindly accepted.