Our worship theme for May invites us to consider the practice of imagination. This Sunday, the Unicantors and guest musicians will present A Vision Unfolding, a challenging five-movement composition by Kyle Pederson incorporating both spoken and sung texts touching broadly on themes of social justice. Pederson has set both classic texts by Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes and recent texts by exciting new artists like Shanelle Gabriel. The composer offers the following vision for how he hopes listeners will receive his work:

“It is my hope that we lean into the invitation that the choir offers—that each of us might reach out beyond our comfort zone and seek to build bridges of care and connection, finding a better way of being in community. That we might stand in solidarity with those whose voices are too often dismissed, regardless of their skin color, sexual orientation, faith background, or other characteristics. That we might not dismiss, disdain, and judge those whose politics are different from ours, but that we might make the uncomfortable effort to see them as people just as worthy of respect and dignity.” (https://www.kylepederson.com/choral-works/a-vision-unfolding)

We hope to see you on Sunday for what is sure to be a remarkable worship experience.