BRATTLEBORO-Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., will host Big Woods Voices for a special program on Wednesday, May 21, at 7 p.m.
Big Woods Voices celebrates a cappella vocal harmony through arrangements grown from American roots genres, world folk styles, poets old and new, and Will Danforth's sensibilities as an arranger and composer.
For this program, they will highlight compositions inspired by the poetry of W.B. Yeats, David Whyte, Wendell Berry, Alice Oswald, Daniel Leavens Cady, and others. "From heart-moving to foot-grooving, prayerful to fun-filled, dissonant to dulcet," organizers wrote in a news release, "Big Woods Voices brings the spirit of poetry to life through rich harmonies and soulful interpretations."
From audiences: "The music last night was extraordinary [...] the exquisite care each of the four of you put in, your combined harmonic sound, your humility, your bright spirits sending out the hope we are thirsty for. Each song was a jewel, a treasure"; and, "Singing sublime; songs sophisticated and meaningful; altogether a 'pinch me, I'm in southern Vermont' experience."
The Voices (from high to low) are Amanda Witman, founder of the Brattleboro Pub Sing; Becky Graber, director of the Brattleboro Women's Chorus; Will Danforth, an award-winning, multi-instrumental solo acoustic artist and a member of the Brattleboro Camerata; and Alan Blood, long-time member of area groups such as the Blanche Moyse Chorale, I Cantori, Blue Moon, and House Blend.
Their album, Poetry in Harmony, is on Spotify. Visit bigwoodsvoices.com for more information about the quartet. For more information about the concert, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802-254-5290 or visit brookslibraryvt.org.
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