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"Rabbit with Red Shadow" (2019) by Christopher St. John
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Remembering "A Native Hill"
Welcoming New Staff
and a choral recommendation
from our friends
at Annenberg Center
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These are the times when the creature rests,
communes with himself or with his kind,
takes pleasure in being alive.
-Wendell Berry from "A Native Hill"
The burnt shades of autumn in Chestnut Hill and the crisp air of a Philadelphia October welcomed one of the most substantial additions to the choral canon in recent memory: Gavin Bryars'
A Native Hill.
The recording process and performance on October 13 at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill had a profound effect on us all and remains in our being. For those that weren't able to be with us (or for those who want to simply revisit those moments), here is the 10th movement, "Animals and Birds".
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Our staff continues to grow
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The Crossing's family expands further as we add the staff we need to facilitate an ever-growing artistic output. Like the artists and audiences, our staff is an engaged, dedicated group of high-energy thinkers. We welcome two more!
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Shannon McMahon, Operations Manager
Shannon comes to us after working with many Philadelphia organizations, including Piffaro, Germantown Friends School, and Please Touch Museum, and most recently serving as Asst. Director of Operations at New Horizons Senior Center. At The Crossing, she'll handle the day-to-day organization of budgets, finances, and planning.
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Paul Vazquez, Recording Engineer and Producer
Long-time collaborator with The Crossing and owner of a brand new Grammy statue, Paul is joining us in a more official capacity, as our sound needs have grown exponentially in recent years. After traveling to Helsinki and Haarlem with us this summer to curate the
Aniara sound design, it was obvious we needed Paul's work on most of what we do.
Read more about Shannon and Paul in their full bios
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Welcome to family, Paul and Shannon!
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A Choral Recommendation
from Our Friends
at Annenberg Center:
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Vox Luminis
Friday, November 1 @ 7:30 PM
St. Mary's Church, Hamilton Village
Belgium-based Vox Luminis is one of the foremost vocal ensembles specializing in "intensely dramatic and colourful" (The Independent) performances of Renaissance and Baroque music. Led by Artistic Director Lionel Meunier, the Gramophone-winning Vox Luminis makes its Annenberg Center debut in a celebration of the Italian Baroque, featuring works by Claudio Monteverdi and Domenico Scarlatti, including Stabat Mater, the signature work that inspired the group's founding.
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New music only happens through your support.
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