For Our Common Home: Resounding Ecojustice – a new oratorio by Boston composer Linda J. Chase, inspired by Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical.
The World Premiere of For Our Common Home: Resounding EcoJustice by Boston composer Linda J. Chase will be performed on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 8:00 PM in the Sanctuary of the Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge (Sanctuary entrance on Harvard St.). This multi-genre oratorio for choir, soloists and chamber orchestra is based on Laudato Si’, an encyclical issued by Pope Francis in 2015, calling on humanity to acknowledge the urgency of the environmental crisis and work toward building a more just and sustainable world. Chase’s new oratorio interprets the encyclical text as a call to action through music. World renowned theologian and author Harvey Cox served as libretto advisor supporting the creation of this 90 minute, 23 movement piece.
Suggested sliding scale donations $15 - $75 at the door (starting at 7:00 p.m.)
Or reserve tickets in advance through Eventbrite. All open seating.
Email: pastor@oldcambridgebaptist.org
Additional time info:
The composer will give a brief preview talk on the piece at 7:45.
2022/06/25 - 2022/06/25
Old Cambridge Baptist Church
1151 Massachusetts Ave. (Harvard Street entrance), Cambridge, MA 02138
Church sanctuary is accessed from the Harvard Street side of the church building.