ChamberQUEER: Untie That Knot
Free
Marc-Antoine Charpentier — Selected works
Michael Gilbertson — Selected works
Michael Genese — Selected works (world premiere)
Martha Sullivan — Selected works (world premiere)
Join members of ChamberQUEER as we explore the intersection of queerness and Christianity, exploring and contesting historical understandings of queer and marginalized people's place in a world shaped by the church.
Through works by composers ranging from Hildegard von Bingen and Marc-Antoine Charpentier to Tania León and Michael Gilbertson, and including two world premieres by Michael Genese and Martha Sullivan, CQ posits a modern queer communitarian outlook on Christianity – acknowledgement of and care for the oppressed, reconciliation in place of retribution, and speaking truth to powerful institutions.
Our concert confronts the institution of Christianity, calling upon the church to better live out its professed values and to relinquish the control over people's bodily autonomy that it has wielded, for its own benefit, for centuries.
To watch online, click here and choose "Live now" at 1pm on Nov. 2.
About ChamberQUEER
ChamberQUEER highlights LGBTQ+ voices in classical music; creates intersectionally inclusive spaces; and applies a queer lens to the experience of classical music in the 21st Century.
https://www.chamberqueer.org/