Healing for our Future
Sunday, May 4th at 4pm | Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Free Concert Livestream at NLCA.com
Join us for our final concert program of the season, Healing for our Future, an honest yet hopeful examination of the realities of gun violence in our schools. This program of musical and text offerings seeks to unite our communities to diminish the harm caused by violence in our schools, and express our hopeful determination for a better future.
What you can expect from this concert experience
A reflective, moving concert of music and spoken word.
Hear singers of all ages joining together to sing music that acknowledges our shared grief about senseless gun violence in our schools, and expresses our collective hope for a safer future for students and teachers.
Listen to the words of high school students about the threat of school gun violence and how it affects their daily lives.
Reflect on the concert experience through a trauma-informed discussion held after the concert.
Many voices sharing music together in community.
We will be joined by partners:
Renowned low-voice ensemble Cantus
High School Singers of the Concert Choir of St. Michael-Albertville High School under the direction of Joe Osowski.
Singers from Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir under the direction of Amanda Weber.
Artist, activist, and author Joe Davis, will host the concert, sharing the words written by high school students.
A healing experience filled with rich music.
WORLD PREMIERE performance of There is a Way by Melissa Dunphy,
Requiem by Joshua Clausen,
Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber,
Wanting Memories by Ysaÿe Barnwell,
Darest, O Soul by Marí Esabel Valverde,
Olam Chesed Yibaneh by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (arr. Micah Hendler), and
I Choose Love by Mark Miller.
Why should we perform music about tough topics?
Hear from composer Melissa Dunphy on why art that speaks to social issues is so essential.