The Month of Moderns: Building a Contemporary Canon

Four-time Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, brings us four concerts for June’s Month of Moderns.

The first of two, The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God: The People Address the Nation’s Issues (The Society, The Environment, The Displaced), features a world premiere by Nicole Lizée with works from their repertory of social justice commissions.

The second program, Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness: The People Speak from the Birthplace of America (Philadelphia Composers Ask Questions) features a world premiere by Haitian-American performer and composer Nathalie Joachim — a setting of Benjamin Franklin's Thirteen Virtues alongside works from The Crossing's Philadelphia composer friends. The Crossing is joined by friend and longtime collaborator, cellist Thomas Mesa.