The recent torture and murder of 24-year-old trans man Sam Nordquist bears similarities to the 1998 murder of 21-year-old cisgender gay man Matthew Shepard. Shepard’s murder shocked the nation. Like ...

Some deaths are more sacramental than others. Something about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, the inescapable sense of fundamental innocence being crucified, lent the tragic event a power no ...

Learn about Albany Pro Musica's upcoming concert featuring the oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard. Albany Pro Musica presents Considering Matthew Shepard, a moving choral tribute to Shepard’s legacy ...

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. On October 6, 1998, Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die, bound to a fence in a remote Wyoming field, not far from the ...

TROY, N.Y. (WRGB)— Albany Pro Musica presented the Capital Region premiere of "Considering Matthew Shepard" this weekend, drawing a standing ovation for a performance that reflects on the life, death, ...

Senate names act for Matthew Shepard, gay man murdered in Wyoming in 1998. Sept. 27, 2007— -- Senators voted Thursday morning to give the federal government more jurisdiction to prosecute hate ...

"Like many gay men and women, I can remember exactly where I was when I heard of Matthew's murder," said State Representative Mark Ferrandino. "In college I was in the process of coming out. His death ...

In the many years he has led Choral Artists of Sarasota, Artistic Director Joseph Holt has rarely heard as strong a reaction as last year’s performance of “Considering Matthew Shepard” about the ...

On Sunday, March 9 at 3pm, the choral group offers “Finding Matthew Shepard,” at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. It’s difficult to think of any story that better gives meaning to that phrase.

TROY, N.Y. — On its website Albany Pro Musica offers a statement that reads “Voices Capturing the Human Spirit.” On Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m., the choral group offers “Considering Matthew Shepard,” at ...