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The Crossing @ Boston Symphony Orchestra
David Lang’s poor hymnal (abridged version)

Saturday, January 31 @ 8pm

Symphony Hall, Boston

Tickets on sale July 31 via BSO

At the invitation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, we travel from one birthplace of American Democracy to another to sing a new, abridged version of David Lang’s poor hymnal, a work that has quickly become our most performed commission. Its resonance, its relevance, seem to increase daily. We sing it in the hope that, someday, it won’t be necessary. 

Come. Rest. Other. Observe. Here We Are. 

poor hymnal opens these BSO concerts, followed by the East Coast premiere of Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass, a celebratory homage to Black joy, spiritual discovery, and the power of faith. 

poor hymnal was commissioned for The Crossing and Donald Nally by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting, Jill and Loren Bough, and Peggy and Mark Curchack. 

The Crossing will sing the original version of poor hymnal at Peace Center Concert Hall in Greenville, SC on Thursday March 26 at 8 pm.