Come. Hear. Now. Meet the Artists - The Crossing

Chris Hodges, singer
Chris was born in Gainesville, Texas and lives in Philadelphia where
he sings at St. Mark’s Church, with the Choral Arts (Society) of
Philadelphia, and the chorus of OCP. He also runs the admissions
offi ce at the Curti s Insti tute of Music where he hones his origami
and crypti c crossword skills. Chris is the direct descendant of Ben
Hodges, the fi rst person to be legally hanged by the State of Texas.
Steven Hyder, singer
Steven was born in Springfi eld, MO and just moved back to
Philadelphia from Chicago, where he sang with the professional
choirs of St. Alphonsus and St. Peter’s Churches, as well as The
Chicago Bach Project. He will be singing with the chorus of OCP
in the coming season. Steven is also a licensed massage therapist;
he studied at Westminster Choir College. He has visited the Grand
Canyon four ti mes.
Kamran Ince, composer (June 18)
Kamran was born in Montana to American and Turkish parents and
currently splits his ti me between Memphis and Istanbul; he serves
as professor of compositi on at University of Memphis and as Co-
Director of MIAM at Istanbul Technical University. His numerous
prizes include the Prix de Rome, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and
the Lili Boulanger Prize. His Waves of Talya has the disti ncti on of
being named “one of the best chamber works of the 20th century
by a living composer” by Chamber Music Magazine.
Leading orchestras throughout the world perform Kamran’s works.
Concerts devoted to his music have been heard recently at the
Holland Festi val, CBC Encounter Series in Toronto, the Istanbul
Internati onal Music Festi val, the Estoril Festi val in Lisbon, and
the Cultural Infl uences in Globalizati on Festi val in Ho Chi Minh
City. Kamran’s new work for The Crossing is one of a very few
choral works in his oeuvre, which includes the acclaimed Gloria
(Everywhere) (2007, performed by The Crossing in 2010). Four new
CD’s from Naxos were released in August 2010: Music for a Lost
Earth, Galatasaray, Hammers & Whistlers, and Constanti nople. Ince