CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON Grammy Award Winner | Choral tour de force Sydney Opera House 17 July 2018 | 7.30 PM Maestro Hella Johnson is a US, Chinese & spell binding conductor who builds a programing pastiche Australian choirs into a coherent story through connecting sounds, genre and song. Craig 300+ singers | 1 combined gala concert transports his audience in a magical, musical Under the baton of experience, creating a memorable choral evening like no other. Craig’s talent has been Maestro Hella Johnson described as “going beyond technical mastery Featuring a World Premiere by into that emotional depth and spiritual life of Jake Runestad, The Secret of the Sea music”. (Composer Robert Kyr). As Hella Johnson says “We will sing in a loving and passionate way speaking to the good in the world ENTRANCE FREE giving voice to that which unites humanity.” Donations encouraged in support REPERTOIRE of the Australian Red Cross The Music of Living .................... Dan Forrest Therefore, Music ........... Craig Hella Johnson PARTICIPATING CHOIRS: A World Aglow .................Dominick D’Orio* Canterbury College Choir (QLD) Song of Gratitude .......... Craig Hella Johnson Bakersfield College Choir (CA) Flight Song ......................Kim André Arnesen Staples High School Choir (NY) The Secret of the Sea ............Jake Runestad** Texas Children’s Choir (TX) Sesereye .......................traditional Torres Strait Alpine Chorale (CO) On the Night Train .................... Joseph Twist My Lord What a Mornin ......... H.T. Burleigh Friends of Craig Hella Johnson singers (TX) Imagine .....................................arr. Mac Huff Shanghai S-future Choir (China) Take Me to the Water ............. Rollo Dilworth with other fine Australian singers joining to perform *Australian premiere | **World premiere at this special night at the Sydney Opera House For more information [email protected].