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Dennis Shepard. Judy Shepard. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. [ 1 ] He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days ...
October Mourning by Lesléa Newman, a novel in verse about Matthew's murder, was published in 2012. [4] [5] Reception for the work has been favorable.[6] [7] [8] Composer Craig Hella Johnson used parts of the book for her production Considering Matthew Shepard, combining the text with content taken from places such as the Bible and Shepard's journal.
In fact, "Considering Matthew Shepard" has been produced in as many as 225 cities and towns. At Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, students lined up to thank Johnson, also a product of the ...
Julia Wolfe – Fire in my mouth (2018) Bob Chilcott – Christmas Oratorio (Three Choirs Festival, 2019) [51] Simon Franglen – The Birth of Skies and Earth (2019) James MacMillan – A Christmas Oratorio (2019, fp. Amsterdam, 2021) [52] Caroline Shaw – The Listeners (2019) [53] Wadada Leo Smith – Rosa Parks: Pure Love.
October 12, 2023 at 4:56 AM. It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a ...
A three-part oratorio will be performed in West Lafayette to mark the anniversary of gay Matthew Shepard's murder. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
This three-part "fusion oratorio" honors the life of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was murdered in Wyoming in 1998. Written in a variety of musical styles, the work incorporates poetry by Hildegard of Bingen, Lesléa Newman, Michael Dennis Browne, and Rumi, along with passages from Shepard’s personal journal, interviews and writings ...
Mar. 21—The Gonzaga Chamber Chorus will perform Craig Hella Johnson's "Considering Matthew Shepard" in collaboration with Spokane Kantorei during an event livestreamed from the Myrtle Woldson ...