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Breathe in Hope

March 13, 2021 @ 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm CST

The Cal Poly Choirs will present “Breathe in Hope,” a virtual winter concert that will feature a variety of selections on the theme of perseverance and hope

Date & Time: Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:30pm CST | 7:30pm PST

PolyPhonics will perform music by Camille Saint-Saëns and influential African American composer Adolphus Hailstork (a BandQuest composer).

The University Singers will present music by André Thomas, plus Ernst Toch’s celebrated “Geographical Fugue.”

Dale Trumbore’s “Breathe in Hope” will be performed by the Cal Poly Women’s Chorus. The piece is based on a Facebook post in response to the killing of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.

The Cal Poly Chamber Choir will present a special mass with movements from a variety of Renaissance composers that showcase the development of the genres in that period.

Scott Glysson conducts the Cal Poly Choirs, which are accompanied by Paul Woodring.

Tickets to the concert are $10 and can be purchased online from the Performing Arts Center.