How can I measure in song this last momentous decade? What repertoire over the last ten years speaks to what we have lived through together, … [Read more...] about Measuring a Decade of Singing in Community
Director's Blog
How Solidarity Dividends Flow from Activist Art
What is a Solidarity Dividend? The title of our concert comes from a book by Heather McGee called The Sum of Us: What racism costs everyone and how … [Read more...] about How Solidarity Dividends Flow from Activist Art
Two Newly Commissioned Choral Works to Open “Our Planet – Our Lives”
The World House Choir commissioned two African American composers to write short contemporary choral works to complement our upcoming performance of … [Read more...] about Two Newly Commissioned Choral Works to Open “Our Planet – Our Lives”
“And when there is the possibility of a storm…..”
I will never forget the moment in my life over 25 years ago when I heard Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon introduce the spiritual Wade in the Water. I knew … [Read more...] about “And when there is the possibility of a storm…..”
Bayard Rustin’s Ohio Connections
Bayard Rustin has several interesting connections to this area of Ohio. Rustin attended Wilberforce College in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1932-1934 … [Read more...] about Bayard Rustin’s Ohio Connections