Carols after a Plague

The Crossing @ Christmas
The Jeffrey Dinsmore Memorial Concerts

an evening of premieres from: Leila Adu, Alex Berko, Edith Canat de Chizy, Viet Cuong, Samantha Fernando, Vanessa Lann, Mary Jane Leach, Shara Nova, Joseph C. Phillips Jr., Nina Shekhar, Tyshawn Sorey, LJ White

Sunday, December 12, 2021
@ 3pm
Dekelboum Concert Hall, College Park, MD

presented by The Clarice Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland

A plague can be left behind. A carol is lasting:
a record of the time.

What is a Carol?

Brief, singable song, for choirs of varying sizes, often on themes of advent, anticipation, rebirth; a story, recounting an event, that stays with us and becomes a part of our culture.

What is a Plague?

Can also be brief, or not; it affects great numbers of people, causing physical destruction and emotional distress. Pandemics, racism, climate change, gun violence, homelessness, diasporas – these are Plagues. Isolation and loneliness, too.

Carols after a Plague: a collection from many composers new toThe Crossing, all addressing the topic of Plague through their idea of Carol. A concert embracing unprecedented breadth of style and perspective; a history, as we emerge.

Carols have been commissioned by The Crossing, Michael and Lise Meloy, Kim and Ed Shiley, Steven Hyder and Donald Nally, The Bixby Family, an Anonymous Donor, and a consortium of The Board of Directors at The Crossing.