Honored and excited to perform selections from Considering Matthew Shepard at Trondjem Lutheran Church in Lonsdale, MN Sunday Oct. 12!
This is a beautiful work and a really rewarding project with 6 musicians and a 12 person choir. The total performance time is about 45 minutes and you’ll definitely want to bring some tissues!
Considering Matthew Shepard is a Grammy-nominated three-part oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson. The work is an evocative and compassionate musical response to the murder of University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, on October 6, 1998.
I found it interesting that the composer is actually from Minnesota! Johnson’s choir group, Conspirare, has more info about the work here.

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician