Music for Endangered Forests

expansion
a living forest concert series 

Calling all Hikers, Forest Lovers and Elphinstone Protected Forest Area Supporters for Music under the Trees

Join us for a Concert Series on three Sundays this summer (July 27, August 3 and August 24) in support of the expansion and connection of Elphinstone’s protected forest areas above xwesam / Stelk’aya (Roberts Creek).   The Concerts take place in the Health Trail Forest Trailhead #1, opposite the Oxygen Trail Forest (where last summer’s concerts took place).  We gather at 1pm at the trailhead, have a welcome and then hike to the concert spot.  Allow about 3 hours for the experience.

Admission is by donation and registration is not required. Participation is at your own risk.   Each performance will be about 45 to 50 minutes long and takes place within a 15 to 20-minute downhill hike along a well-maintained forest trail. There is the option of returning the way you entered, or you can continue for about 45 minutes on the trail to exit at  Trailhead #2 on the Roberts Creek Forest Road walking downhill through a stunning forest, home to about 100 old growth trees.

Scroll down for information you need to know before you go (directions, what to bring, and fine print).  Click here for a copy of the poster.  In case of inclement weather, visit this page for updates.

Save the dates and see you there!

Sunday, July 27  

Songs for the Lungs of the Forest

Em Postl (vocals) and Thomas Hoeller (guitar)
Streams Poetry Project is a collaboration between Em Postl, Thomas Hoeller, and poems written by other people. Improvisational, intuitive, and stream-like in nature, their compositional practice allows for the poem (and poet) to act as an equal collaborator in the creation of each song. Streams emerged in 2016 while Em and Thomas were working together on another project, and it continues to evolve with every new poem and collaborator they invite into the process. Currently, Em and Thomas are working on a grant to fund their debut album which will include new compositions created in collaboration with a handful of B.C. poets. and feature Elisa Thorn (harp), Kevin Romain (drums) and James Meger (bass). As a listener, you may recognize some verses, but the hope is that you connect with their meanings in new ways as you lose yourself in the introspective, inventive and intimate sounds.

Sunday, August 3

The Understory Choir

Led by Kiki Connelly, featuring Anna Lumiere (voice & mini-organ) and Mike Agranovich (voice & guitar)
The Understory Choir, led by Kiki Connelly and supported by Anna Lumiere on voice and melodica and Mike Agranovich on voice and guitar will encourage audience participation with this impromptu choir (listeners welcome too), singing together and honouring time and place  in the forest we love.

Sunday, August 24

Water’s Journey

Steve Wright (guitar & voice) and Graham Ord (flute)
Steve Wright is a producer, musician, music educator and a creative catalyst on the Sunshine Coast. For over 20 years he has contributed to the musical well-being of the Coast through mentorship with young people, adults with developmental disabilities, seniors, and though producing and performing at special concerts and events.

Graham Ord performs regularly with groups on the Sunshine Coast and in Vancouver. Jazz, blues and improvised music are main influences in Graham’s playing but Choro and Celtic music have a strong influence as well. His arsenal of instruments includes tenor and soprano saxophones, flutes, electronic wind instrument and percussion.

HOW TO GET THERE

Gather at the Health Trail Forest Trailhead #1, about a 5 minute walk along a gravel side road off the B&K Road (aka Largo Road) on the lefthand side (if driving up) and opposite the second Oxygen Trail entrance. The way will be well signed.  Below are written directions to guide you on how to get there:

DIRECTIONS:

  • Turn off Hwy 101 onto the B & K Road (Largo Road on the maps)

  • Pass the parking lot at the powerlines (1 km from Hwy 101)

  • Drive 1.5 km more, and park where you can find a spot along the road between the two trail entrances for the Oxygen Trail.  Look for the LFI signage

  • Walk up the gravel side road for about 5 minutes to the trailhead entrance

THE FINE PRINT

  • In case of inclement weather, visit www.livingforestinstitute.ca for updates

  • Suggested donation on location is $20, per adult, per concert. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and goes directly to paying the artists. No one is turned away.

  • No washrooms and limited cell phone (GPS) service on location

  • Dress in layers as it is cool in the forest, and wear sturdy footwear

  • Bring a waterproof blanket to sit on (there are some logs that can serve as chairs)

  • No smoking and no dogs allowed

  • Take only photographs and leave only footprints

The Living Forest Institute acknowledges the concerts take place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the  shíshálh (Sechelt) First Nations.

 

In collaboration with Spiral Studios.