To the West features the world premiere of a newly commissioned, multi-movement work by Connor Koppin, written for choir and string ensemble.

The piece is a meditation on remembrance and place, and on the ways landscapes hold memory long after people and moments have passed. Drawing on texts by writers rooted in the Pacific Northwest, the work reflects on how natural spaces become witnesses to love, loss, and shared history, places where human experience and the natural world feel inseparable.

Surrounding this premiere is music that continues the program’s focus on memory, continuity, and belonging. Together, the concert invites listeners to consider how we carry the past with us, how we honor what has shaped us, and how looking westward can become a way of orienting ourselves toward time, beauty, and hope.

This performance closes Evergreen Ensemble’s third season and reflects the ensemble’s ongoing commitment to new work, regional voices, and music deeply connected to the place we call home.

TWO PERFORMANCES: Seattle (May 30) & Lynnwood (May 31)

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