An American Tapestry explores the breadth of American choral music, from spirituals and modern classics to bold experimental voices. Moving between stillness and energy, intimacy and scale, Holmbury Choral weaves together works by Bernstein, Whitacre, Shaw, Reich and others in a vivid Summer concert, tracing themes of nature, silence, and belonging.

Rosephanye Powell – The Word Was God
Eleanor Daley - Erosion
B. E. Boykin – Music of Life
Caroline Shaw – and the swallow
Undine Smith Moore – Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Steve Reich – Clapping Music
Nico Muhly – Warm Summer Sun
Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation
John Cage – 4’33
Elaine Hagenberg - The Music of Stillness
Simon/Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (arr. Mac Huff)
Eric Whitacre – Child of Wonder (from The Sacred Veil)
Leonard Bernstein – Somewhere (arr. Mac Huff)
Stephen Paulus – The Road Home
Spiritual arr.Reginald Unterseher - Wayfarin’ Stranger

Cole Bendall (conductor)
Suzy Ruffles (piano)