WashU Choirs Concert: Seeking Light
What does it mean to persevere through the darkness - and what happens when we finally find the light?
Join the WashU Chamber Choir and Concert Choir for a powerful musical journey exploring resilience, hope, and the emotional landscape of difficult times. Featuring W.A. Mozart’s Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul, and more.
Come experience an evening of music that reminds us that even in the darkest moments, there is always a path toward light.
Program
Chamber Choir
By Night (2023)Â by Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) Words by Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835 - 1921)
   Claire Yi, violin
   Evelyn Nedelciuc, cello
   Ben Dicke, percussion
Nocturne (1994) by Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) Words by Rev. Jim Curtis (1921 - 2021)
The Sun Never Says (2018) by Dan Forrest (b. 1978) Words by Daniel Ladinsky (b. 1948)
   Evelyn Nedelciuc, cello
The May Night (1962) by Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Arr. Arthur Frackenpohl (1924 – 2019)
Grace Before Sleep (2011) by Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) Words by Sara Teasdale (1884 -1933)
RIUH (2024) by Tracy Wong (b.1985) Words by Bihzhu
   Crystal Lovato, soloist
   Wilson Hou, vocal percussion
Concert Choir
Hymn to the Sun (Hymne au Soleil) (1918) by Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918)
   Ava Ayad, soloist
Sancta Maria, K 273 (1777) by W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Holding the Light (2013) by B.E. Boykin (b.1989) Words by Stuart Kestenbaum
Seeking Light (2020) by Brandon Williams, Words by Charles Anthony Silvestri (b. 1965)
   Danae Romero Leal, soloist
Dark Night of the Soul (2010) by Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) Words by St. John of the Cross (1542 - 1592)
   Meher Arora, soloist
Light (2009) by Tom Kitt (b. 1974) Lyrics by Brian Yorkey (b. 1970)
   Jaidyn Cugier, Kailah Valencia, Jared Berger, Joseph Temple, soloists
   Vince Varvel, guitar
   Ben Dicke, percussion