SMC Choirs & Chorosynthesis Singers: Nevertheless, She Persisted
Free (Free)
Ysaÿe Barnwell — Wanting Memories
Rosephanye Powell — Still I Rise
Brian Driscoll — She, In the Dark Found Light
Jeremiah Selvey, Conductor
Wendy K. Moy, Conductor
Gary Gray, Piano
Frank Basile, Piano
Sophie Stubbs, Cello
The Santa Monica College Music Department is pleased to host “Nevertheless, She Persisted,” a live webcast concert under the direction of Jeremiah Selvey, featuring virtually recorded performances by the SMC Concert Chorale and SMC Chamber Choir, with guest Choral-Scholars-In-Residence Chorosynthesis Singers.
The choral event, which celebrates the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution and reflects the contemporary re-sparking of movements for racial justice and gender equality, showcases the voices of BIPOC women — from the early 20th-century suffragists to present-day civil rights activists — who changed the world through advocacy and composing music.
Chorosynthesis Singers, co-directed by guest conductor Wendy Moy, will premiere Melissa Dunphy’s Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs. Composed for soprano-alto-tenor-bass (SATB) choir and cello, the work juxtaposes the voices of the founding fathers with the voices of minority women fighting for universal voting rights. This performance will also include a collage work about racial (in)justice co-composed by members of the SMC Chamber Choir and Chorosynthesis Singers.
The broadcast will take place at 7:30pm Pacific.
The concert is sponsored in part by the SMC Chairs of Excellence Grant and generous individual donors. Donations to support the SMC Choirs are welcome and may be sent to the SMC Foundation: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/smc-choirs