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This program reaches down and explores some of the worst of humanity, but ultimately shows a path to the best in us and our hopes for the future. Don't miss the World Premiere of There will Come Soft Rains, an anti-war composition which takes its title from Sara Teasdale's famous poem. Written by Emmy-nominated local composer Kareem Roustom, the work is scored for chorus, orchestra and French horn. This is the third work by the Syrian-American composer that Coro has performed and the second one commissioned by a member of Coro Allegro. Roustom is a professor of Music at Tufts University and is an internationally acclaimed composer. There Will Come Soft Rains sets to music passages from the Bible and three poems by Andreas Gryphius, Annie Fields, and Sara Teasdale. All four texts--spanning a millennium of human experience--offer a response to and a reflection on a war that defined each author's time. This new work poses fundamental questions: Why do we fight wars again and again? Do we not realize what is at stake?
The concert also includes a new orchestral arrangement of Greg Bullen's dark, yet whimsical Song Cycle, The Orchard, based on the poetry of William Carlos Williams. The lighter side of the concert continues with two selections from Shawn Kirchner's Heavenly Home, a collection that uses American tunes from the shape note tradition to create moving and uplifting a cappella choral experiences.
We hope that you will join us for this extraordinary event. Bringing new compositions into the world is one of Coro Allegro's deepest joys. It will be a concert to be remembered. A reception for all will follow the show.
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67 Newbury Street , Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02116
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