* Event is free. A link to the livestream will be broadcast 24 hours before the event.*
We Shall Not Be Denied is a 90-minute online storytelling concert, weaving together the story of the expansion of American voting rights with related music and new visuals.
7:00 PM: SPEAKING PROGRAM
A conversation with arts and civic leaders and a performance featuring repertoire tied to each era of voting rights in US history.
Speakers include: Cesar Alvarez, Political Advisor at North Dakota Native Vote; Fredie Kay, Founder & President of Suffrage100MA; Trevor Weston, Composer; Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, Composer
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7:30 PM: MUSICAL PROGRAM
Each piece ties to each era of voting rights in US history, featuring Eureka musicians and narrators.
CH. 1: SENECA FALLS
- Ileana Perez Velazquez: "Treading a Path with Vision and Hope" for string quintet (world premiere)
CH. 2: THE 15th AMENDMENT
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Movement 3 from string quartet No. 1 "Calvary”
CH. 3: WHO IS A CITIZEN?
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate: "Oshta" for Solo Violin
- J. Andrés Ballesteros: "Voz de Chelsea" for string quintet
CH. 4: THE 19th AMENDMENT
- Joan Tower: "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6" for solo piano
- Florence Price: "Adoration" for string quintet (arr. Elaine Fine)
CH. 5: THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
- Jessie Montgomery: "Source Code" for string quartet
CH. 6: VOTING TODAY
— "Why We Sing" with the Women's Chorus
— “This Land is Your Land”, arranged for performers
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PERFORMERS:
Matthew Vera & Gabriela Diaz, violins
Noriko Futagami, viola
Alan Toda-Ambaras, cello
Sarah Wager, bass
J. Andrés Ballesteros & Anjelica Bethea, narrators
Kristo Kondakçi, conductor
Britney Alcine, assistant conductor
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This event will be preceded by a SPECIAL PRESENTATION at 6:30, with Patricia Wallinga and Sharon Su talking about the life of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and their in-progress orchestration of her Sonata in G minor.
This event is hosted by the Cambridge Community Center for the Arts (CCCA). Learn more at cccaonline.org
This event is supported by the Voter Protection Corps (VPC). During the event please use the chat/comment function to ask any voting-related questions you may have and a VPC representative will do their best to answer.
Learn more at voter-protection.org