Celebrate Earth with music and friends of Waterspirit, the Monmouth Civic Chorus. Use code “Waterspirit” at checkout to dedicate part of the proceeds to helping our organization.

About this event: At the heart of Earthsongs is Mass for the Endangered , a stunning work by Sarah Kirkland Snider that gives voice to the plight of endangered species. This deeply moving piece highlights the urgent need for environmental conservation while honoring the beauty of the natural world. The program also features Half Acre by Brett Dennen, a folk-inspired meditation on our connection to the land; Ego Flos Campi by Clemens non Papa, a luminous choral work evoking nature’s serenity; The Peace of Wild Things by Jake Runestad, a poignant setting of Wendell Berry’s poem that offers solace in nature’s embrace; the lively Serbian folk song Niska Banja ; and a newly arranged rendition of Fields of Gold by our Artistic Director, Dr. Ryan James Brandau. Together, these pieces create a rich and evocative musical experience that celebrates the Earth and our responsibility to protect it.

About Monmouth Civic Chorus: For more than 75 years, Monmouth Civic Chorus has been making the music that moves you. The Chorus has been called “near-flawless” (Asbury Park Press), “alive and evocative” (The Star-Ledger) and “superior” (Red Bank Green). MCC is the proud recipient of the 2008 ASCAP/Chorus America Alice Parker Award, the 2010 Spinnaker Award for Arts and Culture from the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and a third-place winner of the 2018- 19 American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music.