The Listening - Cheryl B. Engelhardt Virtual Choir featuring members of the Summer Choral Intensive 2020 Video: Adam Ferrara Audio: Juan Carlos Acosta Percussion: students and staff Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech titled "Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break the Silence." The composer writes "Dr. King urged listeners to embrace 'unconditional love for all mankind' and made clear that love is not something weak or sentimental, but rather the access to initiating change and making history. In my opinion, Dr. King started listening. He was listening to the oppressed, the abused, the poor, the scared, and the unloved. In “The Listening”, I set out to recreate how he listened. This is the re-creation of the listening."

A Path to Each Other - Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach Featuring members of SCI 2020 Video: Adam Ferrara Audio: Juan Carlos Acosta

Wanting Memories Words and Music by Ysaye M. Barnwell https://www.ymbarnwell.com Featuring members of the Summer Choral Intensive 2020 Video: Adam Ferrara Bass, shaker and cajon: Juan Carlos Acosta Audio: Juan Carlos Acosta

Lift Every Voice and Sing arr. Zanaida Robles Virtual Choir made up of students and interns from our Summer Choral Intensive 2020 Soloist: Melanie Athans Video: Adam Ferrara Piano: Adam Ferrara Audio: Juan Carlos Acosta "'Lift Every Voice and Sing' is a hymn that connects us to our roots, honors the present, and points toward the future. The poetry is epic and sophisticated. It speaks to our common struggle with brutality and injustice. And mostly, it speaks to the value of EVERY collective human voice that has ever been imprisoned, demoralized, persecuted, and/or murdered. Anyone and everyone can and should sing this song. But for me, and for many Black Americans, this song is our pride and joy." - Dr. Zanaida Robles https://zanaidarobles.com/ We are grateful to Dr. Robles for speaking with our students about this piece, it's context, history, and meaning, and we are honored to have the opportunity to sing this great American Anthem.

The combined videos of the 2020 Summer Choral Intensive Video: Adam Ferrara Audio: Juan Carlos Acosta Directors: Juan Carlos Acosta and Keith Pedersen Instructors: Aaron Burgett, Adam Davis, Jennifer Opdahl, Elly Roseberry, Becca Ung Interns: Kieran Albistegui-DuBois, Melanie Athens, Crystalinda White, Manager: Aaron Bullard

Cars by Gary Numan Performed by SACRA/PROFANA Audio recordings were made remotely by members of the choir Choral Arrangement and Audio Production by Juan Carlos Acosta Audio Mastering, Video Editing, Videography and Drone Footage by Adam Ferrara Filmed on location on June 13th, 2020 in rural San Diego County, following principles of social distancing. "Here in my car, I feel safest of all..." #music #musicvideo #choir #choralmusic #virtualchoir #popmusic #80smusic #garynuman #drone #cars #pandemic #quarantunes #overtones #overtonesinging #aleatoric

21st Century 23rd Psalm Performed by: SACRA/PROFANA & The L.A. Choral Lab Composer: Jeffrey Bernstein Text: Jeffrey Bernstein, after Psalm 23 Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Pianist: Michael Alfera http://www.sacraprofana.org http://www.lachorallab.org/ Funding for our season was provided in part by the following underwriters: City of San Diego Arts and Culture Commission, the County of San Diego, the California Arts Council, and our many generous donors. Our concert in Chula Vista was made possible in part by a grant from the City of Chula Vista Performing and Visual Arts Grant. Performed and recorded on February 16, 2019 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Rumley Music & Audio Production.

The New Colossus Performed by: SACRA/PROFANA & The L.A. Choral Lab Composer: Saunder Choi Text: Emma Lazarus Conductor: Michael Alfera http://www.sacraprofana.org http://www.lachorallab.org/ Funding for our season was provided in part by the following underwriters: City of San Diego Arts and Culture Commission, the County of San Diego, the California Arts Council, and our many generous donors. Our concert in Chula Vista was made possible in part by a grant from the City of Chula Vista Performing and Visual Arts Grant. Performed and recorded on February 16, 2019 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Rumley Music & Audio Production.

Beneath the Wave Performed by: SACRA/PROFANA & L.A. CHORAL LAB Composer: Luke Flynn Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Solo by: Sara Gomez http://www.sacraprofana.org Funding for our season was provided in part by the following underwriters: City of San Diego Arts and Culture Commission, the County of San Diego, the California Arts Council, and our many generous donors. Our concert in Chula Vista was made possible in part by a grant from the City of Chula Vista Performing and Visual Arts Grant. Performed and recorded on February 16, 2019 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Rumley Music & Audio Production.