Concert: The Crossing & Present Music performing Thanksgiving: Of Being Numerous *OFF-SITE*

In person at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (812 N. Jackson St.)

Ellen & Joe Checota present: The Crossing & Present Music performing Thanksgiving: Of Being Numerous 

In partnership with the cathedral, this annual concert, hosted by Present Music, features Philadelphia’s four-time GRAMMY–winning choir The Crossing with a newly commissioned piece, “Of Being Numerous,” by composer Christopher Cerrone, based upon the poetry of George Oppen and commissioned by Jan Serr and John Shannon. Caroline Shaw’s recent work “Ochre” will also be performed. Southern Ho-Chunk family drum group, the Little Priest Singers, will anchor the concert.

Ticketing and other information will be available at presentmusic.org. 

Christopher Cerrone and conductor Donald Nally will present a pre-concert talk at 4 pm at the Cathedral. 

In anticipation of this event, Woodland Pattern will be hosting a special Reading Group focused on “Of Being Numerous.”