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The Crossing at 15 on WRTI 90.1: The Choir's Milestone Collaborations with Composer David Lang

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The Crossing in 2019

The Crossing, Philadelphia’s Grammy-winning professional choir conducted by Donald Nally and dedicated to new music, celebrates its 15th anniversary this season, and its 7th year broadcasting on WRTI 90.1. Join us on Sunday, October 20th at approximately 4:05 PM to hear a special program highlighting the choir's collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang.

This week's show, hosted by Donald Nally, will feature The Crossing in both live and studio recordings, including several works commissioned by the choir. Listen at 90.1 FM, online at WRTI.org, and on the WRTI App.

PROGRAM:
Lang: the national anthems (2014)
Lang: statement to the court (2011, commissioned by The Crossing)
Lang: a house (2016)
Lang: i live in pain (2011, commissioned by The Crossing)
Lang: make peace (2016, commissioned by The Crossing)
Lang: just (2014)

 

The Crossing vocalists: Katy Avery, Nathaniel Barnett, Jessica Beebe, Kelly Ann Bixby, Elijah Blaisdell, Karen Blanchard, Steven Bradshaw, Colin Dill, Micah Dingler, Robert Eisentrout, Allie Faulkner, Ryan Fleming, Joanna Gates, Dimitri German, Steven Hyder, Michael Jones, Lauren Kelly, Anika Kildegaard, Heidi Kurtz, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers, Kira Neary, Daniel O'Dea, Rebecca Oehlers, James Reese, Kyle Sackett, Daniel Schwartz, Rebecca Siler, Julie Snyder, Tiana Sorenson, Daniel Spratlan, Elisa Sutherland, Daniel Taylor, Jason Weisinger, Shari Alise Wilson

Join us next Sunday, October 27th at 4 PM for part 3 in this special 15th-anniversary series.