The World Premiere of a new work by Boston composer Linda J. Chase will be performed on Saturday, June 25th at Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Mass Ave Cambridge at 8 p.m. The composer will talk for a moment about the piece at 7:45.

The cross-genre oratorio for choir, soloists and chamber orchestra, “For Our Common Home: resounding ecojustice” was inspired by Laudato Si’ an encyclical issued by Pope Francis calling on humanity to acknowledge the urgency of the environmental crisis and work toward building a more just and sustainable world. To create the libretto, Chase collaborated with world renowned theologian and author Harvey Cox for guidance with the text. She interprets the text as a call to action through music.

“Our goal is not to amass information or to satisfy curiosity, but rather to become painfully aware to dare to turn what is happening to the world into our own personal suffering and thus
to discover what each of us can do about it.” (Pope Francis)

Tickets

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