Carnegie Hall Concert 2026
"The Journey"
"The Journey" is a choral work composed by R. Kevin Boesiger for SATB Choir, Tenor Soloist, Mezzo Soprano Soloist and Orchestra. It will be premiered on June 21, 2026 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1. Come As You Are
2. Set Me Free
3. Walk with Me
4. No Turning Back
5. Journey's End
This 25-minute work is based on The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. The tenor soloist represents Christian who leaves the City of Destruction, his home, to find the Celestial City. The mezzo soprano soloist represents several of the characters that Christian encounters on his trip. As the Evangelist, she encourages Christian to lay down his burden before he continues any further on his journey, as Hopeful she comes to lead Christian out of Vanity Fair. Alongside the original music composed for this work, there are also melodies from the Sacred Harp tradition, folk songs and hymns. Some are used as complete songs while others may only use a phrase or two of the melody, use of the lyrics and newly composed melody or with an alternate melody can be seen in the score as well. Music portraying the City of Destruction (“Here in Tombstone”) and Vanity Fair is composed in the Doran mode. Technics of mixing tonalities is also utilized in the first movement when the chorus sings “Come Ye Sinners” in F major while the orchestra accompanies in D minor. “Set Me Free” is the main song for Christian which is introduced in the second movement. It is reprised in the fourth movement when Christian is at his lowest point at Vanity Fair and is ready to give up. Hopeful, represented by the mezzo soprano soloist bids Christian to “Come with Me” as she will lead him on to find the Celestial City. The final movement employs “Shall We Gather at the River” and “On Jordan Stormy Banks” as Christian and Hopeful come to the end of their Journey.
"The Journey" is a choral work composed by R. Kevin Boesiger for SATB Choir, Tenor Soloist, Mezzo Soprano Soloist and Orchestra. It will be premiered on June 21, 2026 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1. Come As You Are
2. Set Me Free
3. Walk with Me
4. No Turning Back
5. Journey's End
This 25-minute work is based on The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. The tenor soloist represents Christian who leaves the City of Destruction, his home, to find the Celestial City. The mezzo soprano soloist represents several of the characters that Christian encounters on his trip. As the Evangelist, she encourages Christian to lay down his burden before he continues any further on his journey, as Hopeful she comes to lead Christian out of Vanity Fair. Alongside the original music composed for this work, there are also melodies from the Sacred Harp tradition, folk songs and hymns. Some are used as complete songs while others may only use a phrase or two of the melody, use of the lyrics and newly composed melody or with an alternate melody can be seen in the score as well. Music portraying the City of Destruction (“Here in Tombstone”) and Vanity Fair is composed in the Doran mode. Technics of mixing tonalities is also utilized in the first movement when the chorus sings “Come Ye Sinners” in F major while the orchestra accompanies in D minor. “Set Me Free” is the main song for Christian which is introduced in the second movement. It is reprised in the fourth movement when Christian is at his lowest point at Vanity Fair and is ready to give up. Hopeful, represented by the mezzo soprano soloist bids Christian to “Come with Me” as she will lead him on to find the Celestial City. The final movement employs “Shall We Gather at the River” and “On Jordan Stormy Banks” as Christian and Hopeful come to the end of their Journey.
THe journey
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