Experience the breathtaking power of Zoltán Kodály’s Missa Brevis, which was composed amid the chaos of World War II when the composer sought refuge in Budapest as bombs rained down. Also featured on the program: i see others like me, an evocative new commissioned work by the Cambodian-born, Western-educated composer Bosba, based on a haunting poem by Fanny Howe; Rich Campbell's Border addresses the worldwide migration crisis with a focus on the United States. The concert concludes with the sheer beauty of three motets by Bruckner, affirming the humanity of us all.

Prepare to be captivated by the world premiere of There Will Come Soft Rains, Coro Allegro’s third commission from globally renowned composer Kareem Roustom. This piece sets prose from the Bible and three anti-war poems written four centuries apart to music. The poems by Andreas Gryphius, Annie Fields and Sara Teasdale pose these questions: Why do we fight wars again and again? Do we not realize what is at stake? The program also features a new orchestration of Greg Bullen’s The Orchard, as well as Shawn Kirchner’s Heavenly Home.

Join us for an enchanting choral experience as Coro Allegro presents Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, the renowned master’s final composition for the Salzburg Cathedral, featuring the exquisite Laudate Dominum omnes gentes. We will also be performing the sublime In the Clearing, by Kenneth Fuchs. Commissioned 30 years ago by Coro Allegro, these settings of Robert Frost poems will amaze and enchant you.