Vocal Ensemble Coro Vocati performs 'Dear World' as part of their Fall Concert program

If you had one thing to tell the world, what would it be? There’s no quick answer to this question, but John Dickson, the artistic director of the vocal ensemble Coro Vocati, posed the question to elementary school students. Their responses inspired the title piece of Coro Vocati’s Fall Concert program, “Dear World,” written by a group of composers at Louisiana State University. Coro Vocati will perform the piece as part of their concerts at Morningside Presbyterian Church and Holy Innocents Episcopal Church on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2. John Dickson joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about this unique musical presentation and the poetry and conversations that inspired it. 

Interview highlights:

Music and questions inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem: