Concord250: Concord Women’s Chorus “Songs of the Revolution”

First Parish Church 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA, United States

Location: Parish Hall, First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord Description:  To mark 250 years since the start of the American Revolution, CWC member Diane Taraz traces the road to rebellion with songs enjoyed by ordinary people, especially those often overlooked, such as women and people of color. She presents lively ballads, serene hymns, […]

Concord250 Event: Concord Women’s Chorus Concert “Still Heard Round the World: A Celebration of Music Written by and for Women”

Trinity Episcopal Church 81 Elm Street, Concord, United States

The concert will feature two works commissioned by Concord Women’s Chorus: Concord Fragments, a 2010 piece by renowned composer Libby Larsen, three movements set to texts by three Concord women: Lidian Emerson, from an 1843 letter to her husband, Ralph Waldo Emerson; Martha Lawrence Prescott, from an 1834 diary entry on her 18th birthday; and […]