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 The Brooklyn Women's Chorus is a community chorus that was formed in October 1997 by Park Slope resident and musician, Bev Grant. The chorus has a repertoire ranging from South African freedom songs to socially relevant songs by contemporary American songwriters like Garth Brooks, Jackson Browne, Pat Humphries and Bev Grant, herself. Topics range from freedom and justice, to peace, resistance, and women's labor history.
There are no auditions necessary to join the Brooklyn Women's Chorus, only a strong desire to sing. It is Bev's contention that everyone can sing, and the proof is in the rousing performances by the chorus.
The Brooklyn Women's Chorus communicates with a joyful voice, sure to uplift anyone who hears them. |
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Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island's Leader, Dr. Anne Klaeysen is also a member of the Brooklyn Women's Chorus. Click here to see what she wrote about singing for Rebecca Lolosoli on her blog.
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Oct 18, 2006-
After singing about her for a year, on October 11 the Brooklyn Women's chorus
finally met Rebecca Lolosoli. The story of Lolosoli's Umoja village in Kenya
had inspired director Bev Grant to write the song, "Where Women Rule."
Wearing an elaborate bead collar and traditional robes, Lolosoli listened with tears
in her eyes as the Chorus sang her song. |
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July 19, 2006 -
Bev Grant, director of the Brooklyn Women's Chorus, has been selected to receive an HONORARY BAXten ARTS AND ARTISTS IN PROGRESS AWARD. These awards, now in their sixth year, have been designed to honor individuals in the arts who have revealed and transformed our creative world. By instigating and enduring change the have deepened the definition of their field and paved the way for others.
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