An American Hymn

An American Hymn brings sacred music to our concert hall in an evening of religious works by great American composers that invite us to reflect on the sacred and holy. We will present American composer Leonard Bernstein’s moving setting of psalms in his choral masterwork Chichester Psalms. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring features the delicate beauty of the Shaker hymn Simple Gifts as its central theme in a uniquely American sacred song, and contemporary American composer Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst gives us a sparkling fanfare reflecting the great cosmos to round out our evening of contemplative and spiritual song.