If the Earth Could Sing

March 28, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Pacific Spirit United Church

Read about photographer Mike Grandmaison here.

Read the Q&A with composer Andrew Staniland here.

Read the Q&A with poet Meghan Fandrich here.

Read more about Unsung, If the Earth Could Sing here.

Read the Q&A with poet & writer Lauren Peat here.

Music, poetry, and projected landscape photography shape the world of If the Earth Could Sing, Elektra’s multimedia concert responding to the climate crisis through art. The program pairs new Canadian choral music with images by renowned photographer Mike Grandmaison, whose work captures the beauty and vulnerability of the Canadian landscape. Experience Katerina Gimon’s Unsung: If the Earth Could Sing, witness the haunting world premiere of Andrew Staniland’s Songs from the Lytton Fire, and conclude with music of hope and renewal, including works by Vancouver singer-songwriter Luke Wallace and Mari Esabel Valverde. Through music and imagery, Elektra invites audiences to reflect on our relationship with the land and imagine a more hopeful future.

With Stephen Smith, piano | Jonathan Lo, cello | Katie Rife, percussion

Performance Pieces:

1. Last Night of Stars

   Don Macdonald
2. Dried Up River

   Gerda Blok-Wilson
3. Songs from the Lytton Fire

   Andrew Staniland
4. Sanctum

   Sarah Quartel
5. Unsung: If the Earth Could Sing

   Katerina Gimon
6. A Green Voice

   Mari Esabel Valverde
7. Easy on the Earth (Sons and Daughters)

   Luke Wallace

   Shawn Kirchner (arr)

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