Dreams, Visions & Imagined Worlds
A choral concert exploring dreams and imaginings of past, present, and future. From mysterious visions to lands of make-believe, shimmering soundscapes and sonorous storytelling express the power of connection between hearts, minds, and the real world.
The program featured Kyle Pederson’s A Vision Unfolding, a contemporary extended work that invites listeners to envision a world rooted in compassion, freedom, inclusivity, and justice.
Performed: Sunday May 17th, 2026
Pure Imagination
From the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
arr. Matthew D. Nielsen (b. 1984)
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
Traditional Spiritual
Jim Latimer, Bass
William L. Dawson (1899 -1990)
Over the Rainbow
As performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Featured singers: Katari Brown, Kimberly Dahms, Laura Feller, Karin Fortwangler, Sheridyn Trefny, and Glen Upton
E. Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen
arr. Andy Beck
MLK
Ettieanna Britt, Alto
U2
arr. Bob Chilcott
The Rainbow Connection
From the 1979 film The Muppet Movie
Paul Williams & Kenneth L. Ascher
arr. Casey Kidd
Music by Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)
Spoken Word Poetry by Shanelle Gabriel (b. 1984)
a vision unfolding
Reach Down, Lord
Nicole McCourt, Soprano
Poem by Robert Bode
“Reach below and lift us up; reach your justice down.”
All of Me
Lyrics by Kyle Pederson
“Love will guide us to a world where we see.”
Light Transforms the Darkness
Spoken Word: Ettieanna Britt, Katari Brown, Diane Piersol, Emily Paull
Lyrics by Shanelle Gabriel
“This is our calling…called to be that light.”
I Dream a World
Amy Drake, Tenor
Poem by Langston Hughes (1901-1957)
“Where wretchedness will hang its head…
and joy, like a pearl, attends the needs of all humankind.”
S. Katherine Shealy
Linda Henderson
Cassandra Gonzales
Stephen Tolnay
Jacqueline Vilbert
Anna and Shawn Cephas
Artistic Director
Piano
Trumpet
Snare Drum
Violin
Spoken Word
concordia voices
Katherine Calderon, Karin Fortwangler, Lauren Gutterman, Courtney Prozeralik
Soprano 1
Laura Feller, Nicole McCourt, Lynn Shealy, Jen Tolnay
Soprano 2
Alto 1
Katari Brown, Mary Davar, Sue Drummond, Samantha Hanson, Emily Paull, Sheridyn Trefny
Ettieanna Britt, Amy Carr, Kimberly Dahms, Diane Piersol, Patricia Spackman
Alto 2
Jeremy Clarke, Troy Fisher
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Joshua Calderon, Amy Drake, Mike Piccioni
Steve Dubendorf, Thomas F. McCormick, Glen Upton
Bass 1
James Latimer, David Shealy
Bass 2
Artistic Director & Conductor
S. Katherine Shealy
Outreach Performance Director
Katherine Calderon
Piano
Linda Henderson
Rehearsal Accompanist
Gail Habecker
Sectional Accompanist
Jen Tolnay