Linda J. Chase: Resounding Ecojustice

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Linda Chase’s new oratorio For Our Common Home is an impassioned appeal to preserve the earth that nourishes us — and like its subject, it is ethereally beautiful.

This oratorio is based on Laudato Si’, an encyclical issued by Pope Francis calling on humanity to acknowledge the urgency of the environmental crisis and work toward building a just and sustainable world. Inspired by a canticle of St. Francis of Assisi, the message focuses on environmental justice, addressing the impact of the climate crisis on the most vulnerable communities.

The music transcends pre-existing concepts of stylistic boundaries blending classical, jazz, gospel, and klezmer idioms, with vocal styles ranging from whispered text to full-throated anthems. For Our Common Home highlights compassion and solidarity and relates its message through its sheer beauty, communicative power, and skillful use of text. Immediate beauty, but with depth — much like nature itself.

Let’s discover this new music!