poor hymnal

from the composer and friend of our most numerous collaborations

our labor of love

our most-toured work

our future staged choral theatre piece

you saw me

and you loved me

as you love yourself

the least of us, the least of us

who we are to the least of us

is who we are

The poor hymnal team!

We really are not in it for accolades, but as long as we're celebrating, the first names to be spoken are our singers, staff, board, and listeners; we thank our community.

Thanks to Carol Westfall, who ensures our records get made. 

Thanks to our producers: Paul, Kevin, Donald.

Thanks to Jim Cotter at Articulate Studios.

Thanks to the Team at Cantaloupe Records.

Thanks to David. 

   When we sing his music we enact our values. 

   Music that pursues truth and transparency.

   Music that resonates with our community of listeners. 

We are in such good company and among friends in our "Best Choral Performance" category: LA Master Chorale (twice!), Conspirare, and The Clarion Choir. The same is true beyond out category: Tania León, Jake Heggie, Alan Pierson, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gabriela Ortiz, Sandbox Percussion (whom we join for a trip to Stanford together in March!), and Christopher Cerrone (x3 – you have to come hear his new piece November 21 and 23!).

What a time to be a musician! 

poor hymnal was made by:

THE CROSSING

The Crossing

Isobel Anthony

Nathaniel Barnett

Kelly Ann Bixby

Karen Blanchard

Steven Bradshaw

Colin Dill

Micah Dingler

Ryan Fleming

Joanna Gates

Michael Hawes

Steven Hyder

Lauren Kelly

Anika Kildegaard

Chelsea Lyons

Maren Montalbano

Daniel O’Dea

Olivia Prendergast

Daniel Schwartz

Thann Scoggin

Rebecca Siler

Tiana Sorenson

Daniel Spratlan

Elisa Sutherland

Daniel Taylor 

Donald Nally, conductor

John Grecia, keyboards

Produced by Paul Vazquez, Donald Nally, and Kevin Vondrak

Recording Engineer: Paul Vazquez 

Assistant Recording Engineers: Christopher Vazquez and Codi Yhap

Editing, Mixing, and Mastering: Paul Vazquez

Up next:

The world premiere of

Christopher Cerrone's

Of Being Numerous

w/ Present Music

and Caroline Shaw's Ochre

Fri Nov 21 in Philadelphia

Sun Nov 23 in Milwaukee

New music only happens through your support.