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All donations received by Orpheus Music Project during May 2026 will go directly to the Immigrant Law Center.
An anonymous donor has pledged to match every dollar in this effort.
Local artists Riley Cardona, Bryon Wilson and friends shared music that highlights the experience of emigration and the tribulations of the current political climate in the US. Featured music includes Jake Heggie’s song set “These Strangers” along with poignant pieces by local composers Craig Carnahan and Liam Moore.
Other artists included Wesley Frye, Lara Bolton, Jessica Felton, Joel Mathias, and Robert Banks, each sharing selections of their own that highlight the multi-faceted experience of being an immigrant—the good, the bad, and everything in between.
This performance was free to all viewers online, but donations of any amount are deeply encouraged. All donations will go directly to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota to continue their work providing legal services free of charge to low-income immigrant families in Minnesota.
For more information on Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota and their amazing work, visit: https://www.ilcm.org/
Inspired by and including a song cycle by composer Jake Heggie
“These Strangers”
Written by Jake Heggie
Published by Bent P Music (BMI)
Worldwide rights administered by Red Brick Songs Inc. d/b/a Songs of RBM
Concert program
- Kuda kuda vi udalilis, from Eugene Onegin—Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky
Robert Banks, Tenor; Lara Bolton, Pianist - Le Pays Des Rêves—Gabriel Fauré
Robert Banks, Tenor; Lara Bolton, Pianist - Mesícku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon) from Rusalka—Antonín Dvořák
Jessica Felton, Soprano; Lara Bolton, Pianist - In der Fremde—Robert Schumann
Joel Mathias, Baritone; Lara Bolton, Pianist - L’Invitation au Voyage—Henri Duparc
Joel Mathias, Baritone; Lara Bolton, Pianist - Tu Che di Gel Sei Cinta, from Turandot—Giacomo Puccini
Jessica Felton, Soprano; Lara Bolton, Pianist - I Miss the Flowers, from Requiem for Frankie Silver—Craig Carnahan, Craig Fields
Riley Cardona, Soprano; Bryon Wilson, Pianist - Pie Jesu, from Requiem for Frankie Silver—Craig Carnahan
Riley Cardona, Soprano; Bryon Wilson, Pianist - These Strangers—Jake Heggie
Riley Cardona, Soprano; Bryon Wilson, Pianist
These Strangers, In the Midst of Thousands, I Did Not Speak Out, To a Stranger - Journey—Liam Moore
Riley Cardona, Soprano; Wesley Frye, Pianist
All donations received by Orpheus Music Project during May 2026 will go directly to the Immigrant Law Center.
Clicking this button will send you to a PayPal-hosted secure donation page. On your receipt or statement, you will see a payment labelled “PAYPAL *ORPHEUSMUSI“