Garden by Musica Sierra

Garden is a beautifully crafted children’s album that explores the rhythms and cycles of nature—from the planting of seeds in spring to the quiet rest of winter. Created by Grammy-nominated composer and educator Owen McIntosh in collaboration with the powerhouse ensembles The Nightbirds and Fire & Grace, this BIPOC-led project invites young listeners to slow down, observe, and connect deeply with the natural world. The songs, refined in real time with schoolchildren, blend accessible melodies with rich, soulful arrangements that celebrate themes of growth, nurturing, diversity, generosity, rest, and joyful living. Garden resonates with both parents and children alike, making it a heartfelt family listening experience that nurtures curiosity, empathy, and a shared sense of belonging to the cycles of life around us.

Musical Headwaters is a Musica Sierra initiative 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.

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