For our 20th anniversary season performances and my retirement year, we open our concert with four songs meaningful to me and believe are representative of Mirinesse.
Bringing in hallmark pieces, adventuresome favorite using drones and overtone singing, as well as Flight Song - representing our passion for singing together, and I Dreamed of Rain - singing of a yearning for peace to spread over the land.
I also wanted to revisit a longer work which we helped commission, Suffrage Cantata, by Andrea Ramsey. Written for women’s chorus, soloists, string quartet, percussion, piano, narrators, and accompanied by a rich multi-media production, the five movements of the piece tell the story of the U.S. Suffrage movement while examining diverse perspectives, which have notoriously been minimized in history. This piece is educational and impactful—both musically and historically. The messages conveyed through this piece of history are as relevant as ever today.
Our concert, Keep Marching, brings in our wish in our 20th year; to have Mirinesse keep marching as a leader in women’s choirs and that our country will march towards a better future for everyone.
A note from our Director:
For our 20th anniversary season performances and my retirement year, we open our concert with four songs meaningful to me and believe are representative of Mirinesse.
Bringing in hallmark pieces, adventuresome favorite using drones and overtone singing, as well as Flight Song - representing our passion for singing together, and I Dreamed of Rain - singing of a yearning for peace to spread over the land.
I also wanted to revisit a longer work which we helped commission, Suffrage Cantata, by Andrea Ramsey. Written for women’s chorus, soloists, string quartet, percussion, piano, narrators, and accompanied by a rich multi-media production, the five movements of the piece tell the story of the U.S. Suffrage movement while examining diverse perspectives, which have notoriously been minimized in history. This piece is educational and impactful—both musically and historically. The messages conveyed through this piece of history are as relevant as ever today.
Our concert, Keep Marching, brings in our wish in our 20th year; to have Mirinesse keep marching as a leader in women’s choirs and that our country will march towards a better future for everyone.