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Gavin Bryars
New Choral Work: The Keeper of Sheep
December 19, 2026

New Choral Work: The Keeper of Sheep

New Choral Work: The Keeper of Sheep

When

Saturday, 19 December 2026

5:00 pm

Where

Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States

Event Website

Premiere of a brand new work written for Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, a long-standing collaborator of Gavin Bryars, with conductor Donald Nally, for the Jeffrey Dinsmore Memorial Concerts.

'The Keeper of Sheep' on poems by Fernando Pessoa. Gavin Bryars’ new work is a gift from the composer to The Crossing.

Programme:

David Lang – the little match girl passion

Gavin Bryars – The Keeper of Sheep (new work on poems by Fernando Pessoa)

Jacob Mühlrad – Anim Zemirot

Time: 5pm (local time)

Tickets: buy tickets · The Crossing

Also performed:

Friday 18 December, 7pm – St Mark’s Church, Philadelphia

Sunday 20 December, 5pm – The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia