The Lost Birds Concert & Lecture
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Sun, Jul 26, 2026; 3:30 PM
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The Lost Birds Concert & Lecture
The Lost Birds Concert & Lecture
First Federated Church of Peoria, 3601 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria
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Location: First Federated Church of Peoria, 3601 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria
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The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy, by Christopher Tin
A concert of music by Christopher Tin, performed by the Gratis Choral Ensemble, Dr. Cory Boulton, Artistic Director.
Sunday, July 26th, Concert at 4:00 pm.Pre-concert lecture at 3:30 pm.In partnership with the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and the
First Federated Church of Peoria.
Admission is free and open to the public.
This coming July 26th at 4 pm, First Federated Church of Peoria is hosting a professional concert dedicated to climate change awareness, featuring the music of Christopher Tin under the direction of Dr. Cory Boulton and performed by an ensemble of professional musicians from around the country.
The Lost Birds is a choral song cycle written in response to the ongoing extinction of bird species across the globe, a loss driven by human activity and felt across entire ecosystems. Tin's score draws on texts in multiple languages, weaving together grief, beauty, and urgent witness into a single sustained musical elegy.