We’re going digital this season to keep choral music thriving in the age of teleconferencing and social distancing. While we can’t rehearse together physically, we’re exploring new musical opportunities that the challenges of distance present. Our repertoire combines both canonic choral works with brand-new pieces that utilize technology with timely themes—music that allows us to stay connected with one another through our artistic expression, to collaborate, to build bridges in times of social upheaval, to raise our voices for those that are not always heard, and to provide that human comfort during times of stress.
I Hope You’re Doing Well:
Health and Harmony
As a global pandemic continues to shape our world, we’re exploring facets of public health through music, from physical health to emotional wellness with musical texts of illness, healing, and the power of reaching out to loved ones. We’re excited to share music by composers from the last century to contemporary works written during COVID-induced social isolation, like American composer Dale Trumbore’s I Hope You’re Doing Well for online choir, which echo the sentiments of communicating and connecting in our brave new world. We’re raising a prayer for healing with Karen Siegel’s Justice Choir Songbook work Ana El Na reimagined for remote choir, and Estonian spiritual minimalist Arvo Pärt’s Beatitudes. We’ll present Stacey Gibbs arrangement of the African American spirituals There is a Balm in Gilead and Morten Lauridsen's calming Sure on This Shining Night. We’re thrilled to be joined by master Haitian percussionist Jeff Pierre in our performance of Frè O, an arrangement of a Haitian traditional Vodou chant for healing.
Saturday, December 19, 2020 | 6pm
NO TICKET REQUIRED
Join us after the concert for some merriment! We’ll have a virtual reception with Holiday festivities following the broadcast. Grab a beverage to toast, chat with us, and join our ugly sweater contest! If you’re interested in attending, RSVP here to receive a Zoom link.
Read more about our virtual reception here and holiday party here.