#symsat — Public Fediverse posts

Following that with a quick blip of the labor anthem “Solidarity Forever” (https://youtu.be/Smm4myFWN-w?is=g34AZImSUwSXkb8P) performed by Elise Bryant, director of the Labor Heritage Foundation and leader of the DC Labor Chorus. It was written & composed by American writer, artist and labor activist Ralph Chaplin in 1915.

#SymSat #LaborDay #SolidarityForever #RalphChaplin #EliseBryant

And here’s the reprise of “ Mama Who Bore Me” (https://youtu.be/1Bn39ZKD6Kg?si=4jjlazBI7DjD5_oi) which features the entire female ensemble. Both versions of “Mama Who Bore Me” open the show
#SymSat #HappyMothersDay #DWSA #DeafWestSpringAwakening #DeafTalent #DuncanSheik #StevenSater #ASL

Mama Who Bore Me (https://youtu.be/7yhIxX-y6Z0?si=zBEGCVOI43axoWJp) is from Coming-of-Age Rock musical “Spring Awakening” based on the 1891 German play of the same name. It was composed by Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik (yes, the same guy who wrote “Barely Breathing” (https://youtu.be/A-oh-tP6RvA?si=DXY2BzYEHpVniluC) !) A lullaby, the music contrasts with the lyrics about a young teenager’s frustration at being unprepared for harsh realities of the world
#SymSat #HappyMothersDay #SpringAwakening #DuncanSheik #StevenSater

“Credo” (https://youtu.be/NInltwWFL74?si=gxC_TNWxYiEB5y9-) is a 7-part cantata written in 1967 set to the 1904 W. E. B. Du Bois' prose poem of the same name. It’s notable for its blending of Western classical and N*gro Spiritual traditions. Each of the movements in “Credo” begins with a statement of belief and then goes on to center black historical figures and settings in a way that marries both ancestry with modern times (extra images added for alttext)

#SymSat #MargaretBonds #BlackHistoryMonth #WEBDuBois

And this is an extra treat b/c this is performed by none other than one of the planet’s greatest pianists: Martha Argerich (June 5, 1941-)🇦🇷
#SymSat #MarthaArgerich

#Free Friday night, 2/24/23, WQXR-FM in NYC is live-streaming a #MetropolitanOpera #Concert supporting #Ukraine at 7pm ET, on the one year anniversary of the invasion.

Arranged in collaboration with the Ukrainian Mission to the UN, the #LincolnCenter event will feature #Beethoven's 5th, #Mozart's Requiem, Valentin Silvestrov: “Prayer for Ukraine”, and start with the Ukrainian National Anthem.

#SymSat #ClassicalMusic #FreeConcert

https://www.wqxr.org/story/ukraine-concert-remembrance-and-hope/