Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor

The Crossing @ Christmas
The Jeffrey Dinsmore Memorial Concerts

The world premieres of Sarah Rimkus’ Nativity 
and Ukrainian composer Natalia Tsupryk’s Kyiv (choral version)

w/ Thomas Mesa, cello

Sunday, December 21 @ 5pm

The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

How does a Christmas song express our numerousness? 

A mother’s contemplations on her child’s destiny contrast with our desire for peace and our seeming inability to achieve it. Mary intuits her son’s journey: birth, life, and sacrifice—like us, holding hope of a common fate of freedom. We introduce works of Ukrainian composer Natalia Tsupryk, including a world premiere of a choral transcription of her Kyiv. At the center of C@C 2025 is the culminating work of 2024– 2025 Resident Composer Sarah Rimkus’ Nativity, featuring our long-time collaborative cellist Thomas Mesa. 

Joyful motets and sorrowful laments, asking the question, “What is nativity?” 

Mother. Birth. Gloria. Snow. Air Raid. 

Sarah Rimkus’ residency and world premiere are supported by generous gifts from Peter and Judy Leone.