Violence, Lament, Redemption: A Composer’s Journey
One day in 1980, I opened the door of my house in my quiet little town in El Salvador to find commotion in the…
Carlos Colón is a composer and cultural promoter, specializing in music that is both academically serious and ecclesiastically valuable. His recent projects lie at the intersection of social justice and religious change. He is a Resident Scholar at the Baylor Institute for Studies in Religion, and an Artist-in-Residence at Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. One of his recent commissions was an anthem, premiered during a recent conference celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible at Baylor University.
One day in 1980, I opened the door of my house in my quiet little town in El Salvador to find commotion in the…