KMFA 89.5 will broadcast a special program featuring a live recording from the world premiere of a brand new work by Craig Hella Johnson, and performed by Austin’s Grammy® award-winning choral ensemble Conspirare. “Considering Matthew Shepard” is “a musical response to the tragic death of a young man who has become an American icon and a symbol for hope and empowerment.” 

The works of Hafiz, Hildegard von Bingen, Michael Dennis Browne, and others will be set to music. Various members of the Conspirare choir will be featured as solosits, and the group will be accompanied by a small ensemble.