# Event Details

- **Event Name**: WashU Choirs present "Woven Song: A Choral Journey through American History"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Free - E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall

Travel through the American story as told by its voices. This program traces the evolution of choral music in the United States - from folk songs and spirituals to contemporary compositions - revealing how communities have expressed identity, struggle, hope, and change through song. Each piece offers a window into a particular moment in time, together forming a rich tapestry of sound that reflects the nation’s complexity and resilience. Featuring the WashU Concert Choir and Chamber Choir with guest faculty performers Erin Haupt and Dana Hotle, as well as student instrumentalists.

Watch Live: https://music.wustl.edu/events/washu-choirs-present-woven-song-choral-journey-through-american-history

Program
Concert Choir
Idumea (2010) by Ananais Davisson (1780-1857) Arr. Richard Bjella  
     Claire Yi and Caroloine Ladendorf, violins
     Evelyn Nedelciuc, cello

Is Any Afflicted? (2002) by William Billings (1746-1800)

Peace I Leave With You (2021) by Amy Beach (1867-1944)

The Year’s at the Spring, Op. 44, No. 1 (1900) by Amy Beach (1867-1944)
     Erin Haupt, mezzo-soprano
     Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano

Shenandoah (1975) Arr. James Erb (1925-2014)
     Erin Haupt, soloist

Zion’s Walls (1954) by Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Arr. Glenn Koponen (1943-2021)

Chamber Choir
Poor Man Lazrus (1950) Arr. Jester Hairston (1901-2000)

Acquaintance With Nature (2002) by Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
     Dana Hotle, clarinet, and Nicholas Chiu, narrator
     Alena Wadzinske, Meghan Elliot, Jared Berger, and Aaron Miller, soloists

More Waters Rising (2025) by Saro Lynch-Thomason, Arr. Adam and Matt Podd
     Abi Wileman and Nicholas Chiu, soloists�
     Kian Eghtesady, snare drum,�and Christian Kim, bass drum
 

Concert Choir
Deep River (1913) Arr. H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

March Down to Jordan (2025) by Nolawi Araya

Flight (2021) by Craig Carnella (b. 1949) Arr. Ryan Murphy (b. 1971)
     Claire Yi and Caroline Ladendorf, violin
     Emily Updike, viola
     Evelyn Nedelciuc, cello
     Melissa Parkinson, double bass

The Best of All Possible Worlds (1975) by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Arr. Robert Page
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Clayton
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The 560 Music Center
- **lat**: 38.65592
- **long**: -90.31046
- **full address**: The 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis, MO 63130-4315, United States, Clayton

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- **organizer**: WashU Music (https://allevents.in/org/washu-music/26439545)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis, MO 63130-4315, United States, Clayton
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** WashU Music
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