“BORDER” is an artistic response to the immigration crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “BORDER, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary medi...  more“BORDER” is an artistic response to the immigration crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “BORDER, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “BORDER” fill the work with an uptempo, rhythmic energy that propels it forward. “BORDER” is a call for justice, empathy and compassion, a summons to our collective conscience. It is appropriate for ensembles at the community, collegiate, and advanced high school levels. “timely… It is a call for humanity.” - Susan Glass, Glass Menagerie Chorus, NY a “powerful statement” - Dr. Heather Mitchell  less

“BORDER” is an artistic response to the immigration crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “BORDER, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary medi...  more“BORDER” is an artistic response to the immigration crisis around the globe (especially in the United States). The opening passage is: “BORDER, sanctuary, asylum, bridges not walls.” The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “BORDER” fill the work with an uptempo, rhythmic energy that propels it forward. “BORDER” is a call for justice, empathy and compassion, a summons to our collective conscience. It is appropriate for ensembles at the community, collegiate, and advanced high school levels. “timely… It is a call for humanity.” - Susan Glass, Glass Menagerie Chorus, NY a “powerful statement” - Dr. Heather Mitchell  less

A powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “BORDER” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, curr...  moreA powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “BORDER” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “BORDER” fill the work with an up-tempo, rhythmic energy that propels it forward. Campbell’s piece hardly relents, even as the pace slows this work presses forward with a colorful and often modal harmonic language. “BORDER” is a call for justice, empathy and compassion, a summons to our collective conscience.  less

Named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Kansas (population approx. 20,000) was settled in 1876 near the BORDER of Missouri.  The city’s primary employer was Pittsburg & Midway Company, a coal mining company created in 18...