April 30, 1998
Womensing To Perform at Middlebury
颁辞濒濒别驳别鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;惭别补诲&苍产蝉辫;颁丑补辫别濒
Womensing, an a capella group of eight
women, will perform Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Middlebury
College鈥檚 Mead Chapel on Hepburn Road, off College Street (Route
125). Based in Addison County, Womensing is characterized by a
global range of musical selections.
鈥淲e sing music of hope,鈥
says Womensing member Barbara Boyd, 鈥渕usic that keeps people
going in spite of challenges and difficulties.鈥 A typical
grouping of Womensing鈥檚 songs begins with a South African freedom
chant, moves to a Chinese folk melody, continues with a French
Canadian love song and finishes with an Appalachian round or an
African-American spiritual. While far reaching in origins, most
of the songs in Womensing鈥檚 repertoire address the universal themes
of community, friendship, love, nature and freedom. Unique arrangements
featuring solo voices and tight harmonies further complement the
material. The group regularly invites the audience to participate
in a song.
Womensing evolved out of a larger group
by the same name, which met monthly to share music. In 1992, the
smaller group began performing in public at fundraisers, coffee
houses. Within the last few years, Womensing has broadened its
performance schedule, delighting audiences at the Middlebury Festival
on the Green, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, and at Burlington鈥檚
First Night.
The performance is free and open to
the public. For more information, please contact Anna Sun, Womensing
member, at 443-5520.