For Robin Eschner, most recently, it was in the deep snow and cross-cultural history of far northern Minnesota.

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  Eschner's extended song cycle isn't just written for a multitude of singers; the music also represents a host of voices from pre-history to the present.

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The two local performances in Santa Rosa this weekend (details and tickets here) will be just the second time the composer has fully her her work done live. That's always a revelation, she says, as well as an instigation for some fine tuning.

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