Interfaith choir to perform 'Considering Matthew Shepard' in Logan on Nov. 8
The free performance of Craig Hella Johnson's oratorio is at St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday evening.
LOGAN - The Cache Valley Interfaith Choir will perform Craig Hella Johnson's oratorio "Considering Matthew Shepard" on Sunday, Nov. 8, according to the work's performance list on the website of Conspirare, the Austin choir that premiered it. UPR's community calendar lists the performance from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Logan, with free admission.
The calendar listing says a reception will follow at the Logan Pride House, marking that organization's 10th anniversary year.
Johnson wrote the three-part work as a response to the 1998 killing of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student, and Conspirare first performed it in 2016, according to Conspirare. The ensemble says hundreds of choirs around the world have since performed it, drawing on musical styles and texts that include Shepard's own journal and writings by his parents.
Source: Conspirare, Considering Matthew Shepard performances; UPR's community calendar listing.