Name: WashU Choirs: Because You Sang
Start: 2026-03-27T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The 560 Music Center

Free - E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall
Singing has long been a way for people to express joy, seek refuge, and call for justice. Join the WashU Chamber Choir and Concert Choir with special guest Lindbergh High School A Cappella Concert Choir to celebrate the act of singing and the power it has to bring people together.
Program
WashU Chamber Choir
John McDonald, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Cantemus! (1978) by Lajos Bárdos (1899-1986)
Because You Sang (2020) Music by Arianne Abela (b. 1986) Text by Ruthie Prillaman
Crystal Lovato, solo
Go Down Moses (2026) Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Nolawi Araya (b. 1995)
Sing Creations Music On (2001) by Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Arranged by Drew Collins
Lindbergh High School A Cappella Concert Choir
Laura Swearingen, conductor
Brook Bisaillon, piano
Muusika (2003) by Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)
Song for Justice (2018) Music by Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980) Text by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Rachel Schrage, solo
WashU Concert Choir
John McDonald, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart (1995) by Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Refuge (2016) by Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) Text by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
Eric Liu, cello
Christina Smiley, solo
Your Soul Is Song (2019) by Jake Runestad (b. 1986) Text by Germán Aguilar (1980-2014)
Combined Choirs
John McDonald, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Flight Song (2015) by Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)