“Hidden Language: A Plea for Help” Marquette University Choir Concert

In partnership with Marquette University’s Homecoming 2024, the Haggerty Museum of Art will present “Concealed Language: A Plea for Help,” a concert by the Marquette University Chorus. The concert was inspired by Haggerty’s exhibition “SOS Color Code 2024,” an indoor and outdoor installation of flags and changing colored lights based on the dots and dashes of Morse code. The installation transforms the international distress signal SOS into a sign of solidarity and connection and asks the viewer to reconsider how language, symbols, and color can aid us find stability and security in an uncertain world. Following similar themes, “Concealed Language: A Plea for Help” explores the emotional power of choral music and the hidden language in the compositions presented. The concert is free and open to the public.