Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $20 - Children under 12 are free with an accom
Northborough, MA — The Assabet Valley Mastersingers (AVM) is thrilled to announce its May 2026 concert in Northborough, which features music by the composers: ?riks Ešenvalds’ The Time Has Come, Randall Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom, Margaret Bonds’ Credo and Jake Runestad’s The Hope of Loving. This is a stirring season finale that calls for unity and renewal through a powerful blend of voices, words, and music. ?riks Ešenvalds, born 1977 in Latvia, has become one of the world’s most sought after and performed choral composers. His works have been performed by many of the major symphonies, including the BSO, and some of the finest choral ensembles have premiered his works. “The Time Has Come” was premiered in November 2015 and is based upon text drawn from Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech. Margaret Bonds was a pioneering Chicago-born composer and pianist whose work bridged the worlds of classical music, the African American spiritual tradition, and the literary voice of the Harlem Renaissance. Credo, completed in 1965, sets the celebrated prose poem of the same name by W.E.B. Du Bois, originally published in 1904 and later used as the preface to his 1920 autobiography Darkwater. Jake Runestad has emerged as one of the most frequently performed composers of his generation, described by American Public Media as a "choral rockstar" and by the Chicago Tribune as "one of the best of the younger American composers." The Hope of Lo...
Works by Eriks Esenvalds, Randall Thompson, Margaret Bonds, and Jake Runestad
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