Artistic Director Matthew Culloton interviews founding choir member and Music Adviser Bryan Blessing as they recall a March 2020 performance – one that turned out to be the choir’s last concert before the Coronavirus shutdown.
Program recorded March 2020:
Abbie Betinis: Carol of the Stranger
Melissa Dunphy: Dancing in Buses (from American DREAMers)
Craig Hella Johnson: The Innocence (from Considering Matthew Shepard)
Jocelyn Hagen: Needle and Thread (from This is How You Love)
Timothy Takach: Earth (from Helios)
Craig Hella Johnson: All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard)
Performers: The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists; Matthew Culloton, conductor; Steve Swanson, piano; Bruce Broquist, baritone (The Innocence)
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