"Illuminare" with Elaine Hagenberg & Gene Peterson at St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy

Composer-in-residence Elaine Hagenberg and conductor Gene Peterson discuss the creation of a once-in-a-lifetime choral experience in Assisi, Italy. Singers from the U.S. and France rehearsed and performed a broad selection of Mrs. Hagenberg’s music including her masterpiece “Illuminare” in an extraordinary space dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi - putting notes to “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace” (attributed to St. Francis). ‪@LeTOURDIONEnsemblevocalDole‬ Florence GranClement Broadway United Methodist Church Choir, Tyler Owens Mastersinger Community Chorus, Craig Zamer ‪@Opus24Decatur‬ Ted Hesse St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Choir, Tara & Felix Eisenhauer Vanderbilt Youth Chorus, Mary Biddlecombe ‪@kevintison2350‬ Pianist ‪@elainehagenbergmusic‬ 🎥Brian Gaukel Productions ‪@BrianGaukel‬