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Bridgewater College’s Oratorio Choir to perform Christopher Tin’s ‘The Lost Birds’

Crystal Graham
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Students, faculty, staff and community members will come together tonight to perform “The Lost Birds” by Christopher Tin at 7 p.m.

The 60-voice Oratorio Choir at Bridgewater College performance will take part at the college in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music.

The performance is under the direction of Dr. Ryan Keebaugh, assistant professor of music at Bridgewater College.

The performance will be accompanied by an immersive experience created in collaboration with BC’s Department of Art and Department of Biology and Environmental Science.

“The Lost Birds” is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind.

Soloists during the performance are Sarah Henneberger ’24, a digital media arts major from Glen Allen, Jon Northrop ’24, a music and theatre double major from Weyers Cave, and Parker Sale ’25, a music major from Henrico.

The performance is free and open to the public.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.