Women Singing OUT! (WSO!) will perform, “Where I Live (A Breast Cancer Oratorio)” by Diane Benjamin, on Sunday, November 6 at 3 pm at Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts. Proceeds from this concert will benefit “Know Breast Cancer,” part of the National Breast Cancer Prevention Project. Accompanying WSO!, will be a chamber ensemble which includes members of the “Artful Noise String Quartet”. Tickets are $20 and are available online at rcmf.org/tickets.html or by calling the box office - (978) 546-7391.
This performance raises awareness and encourages support for those who have been touched by breast cancer. Through the use of the oratorio genre, composer Dianne Benjamin honors one woman's story of diagnosis, treatment and living with breast cancer by presenting it as "sacred text". Filled with lyrical beauty and rhythmic intensity, “Where I Live (A Breast Cancer Oratorio)”, alternates narrative readings with songs performed by Women Singing OUT!. The narrative readings approach the topic from many angles, creating a powerful artistic message.
Artistic Director, Claudia Frost, former Choral Conductor for the Hamilton-Wenham schools, and now in her sixth year as conductor of WSO!, holds degrees in Music Education and Choral Conducting from Boston University and Westminster Choir College. She describes the Oratorio, as “urgent and rewarding.” Frost says, "I would like to offer this music in honor of the women that I have loved and lost, to the women that you have loved and lost, and to all the mothers, aunts, sisters, friends, lovers and daughters who have helped each other face our darkest hours. Then, for our second half, I would like to look cancer straight in the eye, and sing and dance to show our courage and optimism for the future."
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WSO! begins the two concert series of “Where I Live (A Breast Cancer Oratorio)” on Sunday, October 30th at 3 pm, at Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented in partnership with Breast Cancer Stories, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats. http://www.bjbbreastcancerretreats.org/. Tickets are available online at womensingingout.org or at the door.
Women Singing OUT!, Inc., is a lesbian-based chorus that welcomes all women regardless of race, religion, age, educational background or sexual orientation. Our member’s believe that music is a universal language which transcends boundaries. Women Singing OUT!, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) not for profit arts organization. For more information about the performances and Women Singing OUT!, please visit womensingingout.org.
