We open our 13th season with the Reson8 Vocal Octet on a mini-tour of the Pittsburgh area in a program that features the live premiere of “Hero Songs” by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi. Originally composed for the Decameron Opera Coalition’s HEROES opera-film anthology project, “Hero Songs” is a meditation on heroism and service, contemplating the past, present, and future of fortitude, effort, and sacrifice. Alongside this thought-provoking song cycle will be works by composers Joel Thompson, Juhi Bansal, Rosephanye Powell, Damian Geter, Reena Esmail, Kristen Kuster, and more!