The Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul

Considering Matthew Shephard: A Choral Vigil
A&P Choir, Andrew Hon, Guest Conductor
Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

General admission

Considering Matthew Shepard (2016) by Craig Hella Johnson is a powerful and soulful musical response to the death of Matthew Shepard (1976&ndash;1998), a University of Wyoming student murdered in Laramie, Wyoming apparently because of his homosexuality.Perhaps the first modern Passion that deals explicitly with an LGBTQ+ subject, the concert-length work of three parts&mdash;Prologue, Passion, Epilogue&mdash;is Johnson&rsquo;s most ambitious composition to date by a wide margin. It is scored for mixed chorus, vocal soloists/narrators, piano, clarinet, strings, percussion, and guitar. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic texts by Hildegard von Bingen, Rumi, Lesl&eacute;a Newman, and Michael Dennis Browne; additional texts are sourced from Matt&rsquo;s own notebook, words from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, and newspaper reports, compiled and crafted by Johnson and Browne. &nbsp;The work premiered in 2016 in Austin, Texas with Conspirare and Johnson. The A&amp;P Choir, under the direction of Guest Conductor Andrew Hon, is proud to present the Quebec premiere and the second production of the full work in Canada. Please join us in this life-changing journey as we contemplate and be transformed by Matthew&rsquo;s story.&nbsp;NB that, due to the current uncertainty caused by the rapidly-changing public health situation, we may be unable to conduct the performance with an audience in attendance. Should this become impossible, we will inform you immediately via the email address you have used to reserve your tickets.NB that proof of full vaccination is required of all attendees, regardless of age, to enter the church, and that face masks must be worn at all times while inside the building.

Hello Prénom Nom, Thank you for reserving at ticket to share the journey of Considering Matthew Shepard with us, at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, corner of Redpath and Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC H3G 2G2, on Saturday, January 22, 2022 At 07:30 p.m. As a reminder, you must also provide proof of full vaccination, and wear a mask at all time while in the church. Kind regards. Sandra Steadman office@standrewstpaul.com 5148423431

Considering Matthew Shepard (2016) by Craig Hella Johnson is a powerful and soulful musical response to the death of Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), a University of Wyoming student murdered in Laramie, Wyoming apparently because of his homosexuality.Perhaps the first modern Passion that deals explicitly with an LGBTQ+ subject, the concert-length work of three parts—Prologue, Passion, Epilogue—is Johnson’s most ambitious composition to date by a wide margin. It is scored for mixed chorus, vocal soloists/narrators, piano, clarinet, strings, percussion, and guitar. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic texts by Hildegard von Bingen, Rumi, Lesléa Newman, and Michael Dennis Browne; additional texts are sourced from Matt’s own notebook, words from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, and newspaper reports, compiled and crafted by Johnson and Browne.  The work premiered in 2016 in Austin, Texas with Conspirare and Johnson. The A&amp;P Choir, under the direction of Guest Conductor Andrew Hon, is proud to present the Quebec premiere and the second production of the full work in Canada. Please join us in this life-changing journey as we contemplate and be transformed by Matthew’s story. NB that, due to the current uncertainty caused by the rapidly-changing public health situation, we may be unable to conduct the performance with an audience in attendance. Should this become impossible, we will inform you immediately via the email address you have used to reserve your tickets.NB that proof of full vaccination is required of all attendees, regardless of age, to enter the church, and that face masks must be worn at all times while inside the building.

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Considering Matthew Shepard: A Choral Vigil

3415 Redpath

General admission

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