World Relief Benefit Concert

This performance is presented as a benefit concert for World Relief, whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the Church. In light of recent cuts to foreign aid and the resulting termination of many refugee programs, this event seeks to raise awareness and stand in solidarity with those most affected. As these needs grow, it's a critical time for the Church to stand in the gap and to embody compassion, offer refuge, and uphold the dignity of the vulnerable. Through music and reflection, this program traces a path through sorrow toward the enduring hope found in God’s presence and justice. In Romans 8, we’re reminded that creation groans and the Spirit intercedes for us with wordless prayers. Lament is part of that sacred groaning—a powerful form of action through which we join God’s heart for a hurting world. This program offers space to respond in prayer and lament for global crises, suffering, and injustice, while also providing tangible ways to support World Relief’s vital work with the vulnerable. Together, we grieve what is broken and look with hope toward restoration.

Boulanger: Trois Piéces No. 1

Martinu: Oboe Concerto, Second Movement

Bloch: From Jewish Life, I. Prayer

Beglarian: I Will Not Be Sad In This World

Dutilleux: Oboe Sonata, I. Aria

Morris: Chrysalis, II. Within the Chrysalis

Patterson: Phoenix Concerto, Tranquillo

Shaw: In Manus Tuas

Ewazen: Song From the Heart