In “Echoes” Choral Arts Initiative first examines Messianic leaders – heroic and horrific – throughout history in Rex Isenberg’s Messiahs: False and True, juxtaposing the exploration of the past with inspiring and hopeful works for our future by Joel Thompson, B.E. Boykin, and Ariel Sol Bertulfo Schwartz. Also featuring the world premiere of Glimpse Elation by Derrick Skye.

Brandon Elliott, conductor

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Program Repertoire

Messiahs: False and True by Rex Isenberg

Glimpse Elation by Derrick Skye (World Premiere)

Hold Fast to Dreams by Joel Thompson (West Coast Premiere)

Holding the Light by B.E. Boykin (West Coast Premiere)

Willow Poem by Ariel Sol Bertulfo Schwartz (West Coast Premiere)

Guest Artists:

Cameron McKay, organist

Christina Cheon, percussionist