The Brattleboro Concert Choir presents "Songs for the People" in two concerts on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre.
According to Music Director Jonathan Harvey, "Songs for the People" is "a concert for this moment in history, consisting of music by living America-based composers that grapples with contemporary issues like climate change, immigration, and racial injustice."
Harvey added that "every piece on the 'Songs for the People' program grapples with these ideas and is written by a living America-based composer. A majority of the composers represented here were born after 1980, and a majority of the compositions are less than 10 years old. This is music for our time and place."
Composers include well-known names such as Eric Whitacre and Frank Ticheli, as well as fast-rising young composers Joel Thompson, Mari Esabel Valverde, B. E. Boykin, Sydney Guillaume, and others.
As Harvey notes, "This is today's choral music, speaking to today's world."
Tickets are $20 general admission in advance, or $25 at the door. Youth tickets are $10 and free for those 12 and under. Advance tickets can be purchased through the Brattleboro Music Center website at bmcvt.org or by calling 802-257-4523.
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