SALISBURY—Grammy Award-winning chamber choir The Crossing performs at Salisbury University 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.
The performance is dedicated in memory of Dr. Ernie Bond, late SU professor of education and recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for contributions to children’s literature.
Conducted by Donald Nally, the ensemble received the 2017 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In addition, the choir has earned three ASCAP awards for “adventurous programming.” Its 2014 commission Sound from the Bench, by Ted Hearne, was a 2018 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
The ensemble has presented more than 60 commissioned world premieres. It is committed to working with creative teams to make and record new, substantial works for choir, often addressing social issues. Past performances have taken on subject such as corporate greed, climate change and immigration.
At SU, The Crossing performs David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Little Match Girl Passion, as well as highlights from the choir’s 2016 album Jeff Quartets, named in memory of its founder. SU choral students join the ensemble on the song make peace.
The New York Times has called The Crossing “powerful,” with a “full, astonishing range of vocal techniques.” The Philadelphia Inquirer has lauded the choir’s performances as “exemplary.”
This engagement of The Crossing is made possible through the Mid Atlantic Tour Program of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council. It is sponsored by the SU Cultural Affairs Office.
Admission is free and the public is invited. No tickets are required. For more information call 410-543-6271 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.
