Timeless Comfort, Modern Witness

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  • Bates Recital Hall
  • May 22, 2026
    08:00 pm

One night only –  Immerse yourself in over 100 voices at Conspirare’s Timeless Comfort / Modern Witness.

Brahms wrote A German Requiem for the living — wrapping grief in comfort and returning us to hope. Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed holds the final words of seven unarmed Black men as an act of profound humanizing witness.

Separated by 150 years, these two works remind us of our shared humanity and music’s power to carry us through.

This project is supported in parts by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.