Art of Sound: HOPE
Don’t miss our unforgettable one-night-only concert, Art of Sound: HOPE— a program that explores some of our world’s gravest issues facing us today, and the possibility and promise of a better tomorrow as we as a community can come out of the darkness together.
At the heart of the program is the world premiere of A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE, a powerful multi-movement, semi-staged composition by The Choral Project Artistic Director and Conductor Daniel Hughes. This deeply moving work, performed by The Choral Project and featuring the critically acclaimed Vivace Youth Chorus (directed by Kristina Nakagawa), engages with some of today’s most urgent social issues, including mental health, violence, and injustice.
CONTENT WARNING: Art of Sound: HOPE contains material that may be emotionally challenging for some audiences. A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE addresses topics such as gun violence, school shootings, loss, and the emotional toll of living in a fractured world. The piece is intended to spark reflection and conversation, offering music as a means of healing and transforming. While these themes may be difficult, they are presented with deep care, artistic integrity, and a message of resilience.
As part of our commitment to creating positive change, $1 from the sale of each ticket will be donated to the Student Wellness Center at San José State University (SJSU) to support the development of new student wellness resources and services, and provide rewards and recognition for the teams who develop them.
General Admission $35 • Senior Citizens $25 • Students $10 • 2-Concert Subscription $59.50
SAT, APR 26TH at 7:30 PM
RECOMMENDED PARKING STRUCTURE
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
The Program
THE CHORAL PROJECT
Daniel Hughes, conductor
Divesh Karamchandadi & Kristin Baxter • percussion
It Takes a Village (2000) • Joan Szymko
Stan Carrico, Kristina Nakagawa, Christopher Bennett, Jordan Ngyuen • soloists
VIVACE YOUTH CHORUS
Kristina Nakagawa & Kevin Schoenfeld, conductors
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around (2018) • traditional, arr. Rollo Dilworth
Where the Light Begins (2022) • Susan LaBarr
Hope Lingers On (2017) • Lissa Schneckenburger, arr. Andrea Ramsey
Sikirileke/Koloi • traditional, arr. Mthembu Sabelo
Journey On (2022) • Derrick Fox
Kyrie (1974) • Knut Nystedt
Богородице Дѣво, радуйсѧ (1915) • Sergei Rachmaninov
THE CHORAL PROJECT & VIVACE YOUTH CHORUS
Kristina Nakagawa, conductor
We Cannot Keep from Singing (2022) • Andrea Ramsey
INTERMISSION
THE CHORAL PROJECT & VIVACE YOUTH CHORUS
Daniel Hughes, conductor
Debra Fong & Cliff Halverson • pianists
Nicki Kerns • keyboard
Divesh Karamchandadi • percussion
A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE (world premiere) • Daniel Hughes
1. A Question of Want
2. The Cairn
3. An Issue of Identity
Mel Yourd, Jericho Lozares, Sean Kennedy,
Hugo Kessler, Kari Kirk, Steven Goodman • soloists
4. A Problem of Survival
5. The Gift To Sing
6. The Subject of Safety
a. Any Other Day
Summer C. Latimer • soprano
b. Unfurling Wings
c. The Guiding
7. A Progress of Hope