The Rivers are our Brothers is a song cycle on ecological responsibility told from the point of view of the land. Written by Majel Connery and performed by Connery in collaboration with Edwin Huizinga and Ben Matus, the songs in the cycle take a first-person view of nature, ascribing human qualities and feelings to elements of the landscape: water, trees, mountains, rivers, and clouds.
This album was commissioned by Musica Sierra, as part of it's Musical Headwaters program that commissions new works of music inspired by the Sierra Valley in order to bridge nature based education with the visual and performing arts and deepen children's social and emotional connection to the earth.
Words and music by Majel Connery.
Credits
Producers: Musica Sierra and New Vintage Baroque Inc.
Album art work: "Storm Watch" by Joe Baker