We live in a world of tremendous beauty, of miracles and wonders—in a time that requires a deeper understanding of our role as caretakers

As singers, songwriters, composers, and visual artists, the members of the Acorn MusEcology Project harness their energy and passions as they work to:

• Expand traditional choral forms into interactive, multi-media experiences that educate and engage the listening audience on crucial ecological issues;

• Create and share stellar music that will stir the soul, bring a lift to the heart, a spark to the imagination, and pay tribute to the astonishing beauty of our rapidly-changing world;

• Encourage and inspire positive action within our community toward the critical, collective work at hand: tending to our relationship with the Earth, with our animal and plant brethren, and living systems—toward the rediscovery, healing, and reimagining of a vibrant planet beyond our own time.

A bit of history

In early 2020, Sarah and Robin gathered a group of singers and co-founded Acorn MusEcology Project

Their first concert series, Wild Mercy, was inspired by a poem written by Terry Tempest Williams. This was followed by additional concerts and a repertoire that has expanded to include the writing of Kim Stafford, Kathleen Lynch, Dana Gioia, and Jane Kenyon.

Over the past 4 years AMP has continued to build an ever-expanding, dedicated, and enthusiastic audience base. As a non-profit, they have enjoyed sharing concerts in some lovely locations while raising money to benefit the community: an early concert was a fundraiser for the School Garden Network of Sonoma County; in January '24 they did a benefit for The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation; they performed the opening program in the Sylvan Sounds summer concert series at the Forest Theater in Armstrong Redwoods State Park; and a beaver-teaser concert at the 15th annual Martinez Beaver Festival, hosted by Heidi Perryman.

This group of singers and musicians is unique in that the mostly original compositions you will hear are deeply meaningful, stirring, contemporary and compelling, while also being beautifully performed. Arrangements vary from a cappella, to settings that are enhanced by various combinations of piano, guitar, banjo, bass, flute, toy piano, and percussion.

Acorn MusEcology Project is dedicated to the path they are carving out—choosing one or two ecological elements/topics to explore for each concert series, then doing the research required to develop a deeper understanding of our place in the ongoing story. Collectively, they move toward the horizon with purpose and devotion, with steady humor––and every now and then a bit of grace.