THE CROSSING ANNOUNCES
THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS TOUR

November 10 - 13, 2017

music of David Lang, Caroline Shaw and Ted Hearne
with the strings of the International Contemporary Ensemble
performances in Princeton, Washington, and Philadelphia

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Friday, November 10, 8pm
The Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJ

Post-Concert talk onstage with Donald, David and Caroline

Saturday, November 11, 8pm
The Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJ

Sunday, November 12, 3:30pm
The National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.

Monday, November 13, 7pm
The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, PA

Pre-concert talk with Donald  at 6pm in the Burleigh Cruikshank Memorial Chapel
 




Where does patriotism end and nationalism begin?  How do we remain open to all and true to ourselves?  In this concert, Caroline Shaw's 2016 study on displacement and immigration is balanced with David Lang's meditation on the nature of national anthems.  David writes:

"I had the idea that if I looked carefully at every national anthem I might be able to identify something that everyone in the world could agree on....Hiding in every national anthem is the recognition that we are insecure about our freedoms, that freedom is fragile, and delicate, and easy to lose. "
  
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