I Dream A World Youth Choral Showcase

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Dates:	Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Saturday, April 11, 2026
Hours:	3:00 pm
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Music & Concerts

This must-see event for the United States’ 250th anniversary year brings together a stage full of talented young singers, the words of American literary luminaries, two amazing Boston-based cellists, and the world premiere of a new choral work by B.E. Boykin.

Each youth choir presents a unique musical setting of Langston Hughes’ poem “I Dream A World,” in compositions by esteemed composers Rollo Dilworth, Mike Block, Andre Thomas, Dan Welcher, and more.

The program also brings new life to the words of Boston’s Phillis Wheatley, a brilliant poet, trans-Atlantic literary celebrity, and the first published African American author.

Cellists Mike Block and Ricardo Sardinas collaborate for a stirring arrangement of Wheatley’s “A Farewell to America,” while composer B.E. Boykin and author brittny ray crowell set other Wheatley texts to music for the assembled choirs.

WEBSITE

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www.vivoperformingarts.org/productions/i-dream-a-world-youth-choral-festival/?utm_source=&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=2026listing

LOCATION

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Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center, 1234 Columbus Ave., Roxbury Crossin, MA, 02120 map