St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church will host a unique concert event on Saturday, March 28 at 7:00 pm featuring three choruses: the Butterfly Women’s Human Rights Choir based in Arlington and directed by Sandi Hammond; the Touring Chorus of the SouthCoast Children’s Chorus; and Sisters in Song, directed by Leslie Piper. The three groups will perform their own repertoire, then will combine for several pieces to close the program; Joyce Jacobsen will accompany them on piano.
The Butterfly Women’s Human Rights Choir is an auditioned choir for young women ages 17-29 and provides them a platform to explore human rights topics through artistically challenging and provocative repertoire. These women gave the world premiere of Malala’s Song to the Taliban in Plymouth in November 2014. For this performance, the group will sing songs from a Holocaust memorial song cycle dedicated to the children who died in Auschwitz.
The Touring Chorus of the SouthCoast Children’s Chorus is an auditioned chorus for singers in grades 6-12, and performs a wide variety of choral music in many styles and languages. In addition to their annual spring concerts, they have been featured at the NBSO’s Holiday Pops, at Waterfire in Providence, at the Christmas concerts of the Sippican Choral Society, and have sung the National Anthem for the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Founded in 2010, Sisters in Song is an eight-voice women’s ensemble dedicated to performing high-quality SSA literature. For the past three years, they have performed at the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford for the Christmas Candlelight service.
A suggested donation of $10 will be accepted at the door. St. Gabriel’s Church is located at 124 Front St. in Marion.