Considering Matthew Shepard

Written as a musical response to the tragic 1998 killing of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard, composer Craig Hella Johnson’s full-length concert work offers a poignant yet hopeful message about the importance of tolerance, peace and community. It’s a work for “All of Us,” containing a rich tapestry of musical styles, and texts from contemporary news accounts of the crime, poetry by Lesléa Newman, Rumi and more.

Presented by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.