Chance Ensemble

Chance ensemble explores the connections between wilderness experiences and alternative chamber music through setting select text from John Muir to music. Muir, “Father of the National Parks” and known for his conservation advocacy, inspires Chance to create a philosophical landscape by combining his writings with their musical interpretations of his adventures in nature. Rooted in a desire to surround audiences with nature’s beauty, Chance will take you for a “walk in the woods”– from the comfort of your seat. The program features WPR's Norman Gilliland.  Program John Muir – University of the Wilderness
Act I


 


SCOTLAND


 


The Round Earth Rolls ....................................


John Muir/Ed Willett


Hardiman the Fiddler .....................................


Celtic trad.


Morrison’s Jig ...................................................


Celtic trad.


The Kings .........................................................


Celtic trad.


The Inchcape Bell ...........................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


The Holy Ground ............................................


Gerry O’Beirne


 


 


WISCONSIN


 


Hickory Hill Jig .................................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


Fountain Lake .................................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


Historical Stop


 


Range of Light ................................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


The Cricket’s Call ............................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


 


 


Act II


 


CALIFORNIA


 


The Glistening Feathers of the Fern ............


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


Historical Stop


 


Stroll of the Summerling ..............................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah/Dick Cunico


Eyes in the Trees ...........................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


Highland Rover .............................................


Words by Robert Burns, Music by Severin Behnen


Night Steps Softly .........................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


The Dragon’s Eye ..........................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah


Roses in the Hollow .....................................


Ed Willet/Cheryl Leah

More information about Chance Ensemble can be found on their website .