Win Tickets ($40): Forest Pub Concert: Elderflora – Lifecycle of a Tree @ Mission Theater | Song Cycle Tracing Life & Death of a Tree

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Forest Pub @ Mission Theater on February 23. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed February 16.

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From our sponsors
Forest Pub Concert: Elderflora – Lifecycle of a Tree
February 23, 2026
7-8:30pm | $20-30 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets: worldforestry.org

Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209

Majel Connery performs Elderflora, a song cycle tracing the life and death of a tree. Told from the tree’s perspective, Elderflora melds old sounds with modern technology, weaving hymns and madrigals into rich electronic soundscapes. Structured as a series of 10 musical portraits, each movement of Elderflora represents a significant moment in the life of the tree from birth by fire to death by lightning.

Elderflora premiered as a duo with cellist Felix Fan (Sigur Ros, David Lang, FLUX Quartet), appearing at the Seattle Symphony/Octave 9 and The Exploratorium (San Francisco). In 2025, Connery performed Elderflora in a special arrangement with violist Jon Vinocour (Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland). Upcoming performances of Elderflora include Chatter (ABQ/Santa Fe), Chatter (Portland), Berkeley, Half Moon Bay, the University of Oregon, and Duquesne University. Learn more about Majel Connery and Elderflora here https://www.majelconnery.com/elderflora

This program is presented in partnership with ChatterPDX, a local organization that gives audiences the weekly opportunity to hear a wide variety of classical chamber music and spoken word performed by local artists. Learn more at chatterpdx.org