American Poets

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Seraphic Fire presents a stirring program honoring the voices that shaped the American story. Featuring musical settings of texts by writers commemorated in the National Garden of American Heroes—including Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, and Martin Luther King Jr.—this a cappella program brings the words of America’s most influential poets, authors, and orators to life. Through luminous choral settings, Seraphic Fire explores the ideals, struggles, and enduring spirit that define the nation.