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Presents:
We Shall Not Be Denied
An Online Storytelling Concert on Voting RightsBy Eureka Ensemble
When
Saturday, October 17th, 7:00-8:30pm EST USWhere
Online livestream (link to be shared 24 hours before event)Broadcast recording hosted by the
Cambridge Community Center for the Arts (CCCA)
at Canal District Kendall
Description
We Shall Not Be Denied is a 90-minute online storytelling concert, weaving together the story of the expansion of American voting rights with related music and new visuals.Tickets
Free admission!Register for the livestream broadcast online at EventBrite
Concert Program
7:00pm: Speaking Program
A conversation with arts and civic leaders and a performance featuring repertoire tied to each era of voting rights in US history. Speakers include:Cesar Alvarez, Political Advisor at North Dakota Native Vote
Fredie Kay, Founder & President of Suffrage100MA
Trevor Weston, Composer
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Composer
7:30pm: Musical Program
Each piece ties to each era of voting rights in US history, featuring Eureka musicians and narrators. Ch. 1: Seneca Falls- Ileana Perez Velazquez: "Treading a Path with Vision and Hope" for string quintet (world premiere)
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Movement 3 from string quartet No. 1 "Calvary"
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate: "Oshta" for Solo Violin
- J. Andrés Ballesteros: "Voz de Chelsea" for string quintet
- Joan Tower: "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6" for solo piano
- Florence Price: "Adoration" for string quintet (arr. Elaine Fine)
- Jessie Montgomery: "Source Code" for string quartet
- "Why We Sing" with the Women's Chorus
- "This Land is Your Land", arranged for voice and strings
Performers
Matthew Vera & Gabriela Diaz, violins
Noriko Futagami, viola
Alan Toda-Ambaras, cello
Sarah Wager, bass J. Andrés Ballesteros & Anjelica Bethea, narrators Kristo Kondakçi, conductor
Britney Alcine, assistant conductor
Noriko Futagami, viola
Alan Toda-Ambaras, cello
Sarah Wager, bass J. Andrés Ballesteros & Anjelica Bethea, narrators Kristo Kondakçi, conductor
Britney Alcine, assistant conductor
Ensemble Biography
Eureka Ensemble
Mission: Eureka Ensemble nurtures social change through music. We engage directly with communities in the greater Boston area affected by homelessness and immigration with a focus on serving marginalized youth. Purpose: We identify an issue facing our community, partner with civic and social organizations, and then join together in chamber groups and as an orchestra to use music to address that issue. The Eureka Experience: Since its debut in spring 2017, Eureka has brought together Boston's finest young professional musicians to thousands of new and returning patrons. Our 2018 flagship campaign "Sheltering Voices", which featured works by female American composers and a choir consisting of women experiencing homelessness, has inspired millions around the world and led to the birth of the Women's Chorus, a twice-weekly program for women experiencing homelessness and poverty in Boston.
Mission: Eureka Ensemble nurtures social change through music. We engage directly with communities in the greater Boston area affected by homelessness and immigration with a focus on serving marginalized youth. Purpose: We identify an issue facing our community, partner with civic and social organizations, and then join together in chamber groups and as an orchestra to use music to address that issue. The Eureka Experience: Since its debut in spring 2017, Eureka has brought together Boston's finest young professional musicians to thousands of new and returning patrons. Our 2018 flagship campaign "Sheltering Voices", which featured works by female American composers and a choir consisting of women experiencing homelessness, has inspired millions around the world and led to the birth of the Women's Chorus, a twice-weekly program for women experiencing homelessness and poverty in Boston.