To Awaken The Sleeper

Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: I. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., 68 “Why do you have your guns out?”

EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble

Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: II. Trayvon Martin, 17 “What are you following me for?”

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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: III. Amadou Diallo, 23 “Mom, I’m going to college.”

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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: IV. Michael Brown Jr., 18 “I don’t have a gun! Stop shooting!”

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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: V. Oscar Grant III, 22 “You shot me! You shot me!”

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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: VI. John Crawford III, 22 “It’s not real.”

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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: VII. Eric Garner, 43 “I can’t breathe.”

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To Awaken the Sleeper

Joel Thompson

The Places We Leave

Joyce DiDonato

breathe/burn: an elegy

Yo-Yo Ma

The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom

Raymond Santos