Women of the World
ID: Débo Ray, Annette Philip, Giorgia Renosto, and Ayumi Ueda are laying clockwise over an orange satin sheet. Their brown hair blends together in the center.
Vocal quartet, Women of the World, are returning to the Series with a free Neighborhood Arts digital concert Thursday, April 15, at 7:30pm EDT.
The group will present "Global Voices United," a program that celebrates the beauty in the diverse ways that people from different cultures express themselves through song. The program will feature traditional songs and spirituals from around the world, paired with works written by Luigi Astore, Riccardo Morbelli, and Nanni Svampa.
The performance will be livestreamed from Futura Productions in Roslindale with help from The Loop Lab, and will feature a live Q&A with the artists immediately following the premiere.
Program*
Luigi Astore, music and Riccardo Morbelli, lyrics, Baciami Piccina
Trad. Japanese folk song, Sakura
Trad. Haitian folk song, Ayiti Chérie
Improvisation by Women of the World, CONFERENCE
Trad. Bulgarian folk songs, Kaval / Svatba
African American spirituals, Down in the River to Pray and Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho
Nanni Svampa, music/lyrics (arr. Lamberto Pietropoli), L’Uva Fogarina
Trad. Afro Cuban Yoruba folk song, Canto a Elleggua
*Program order subject to change
Performance Sponsors
This performance is generously sponsored by
This performance is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series' LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Endowment Fund, with additional support provided by Peter J. Wender.
Artist Highlight
Women of the World performed a unique blend of world music at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
The quartet drew influences from countries like India, Haiti, Italy, Japan, and beyond, to create a truly global sound.
About Women of the World
Women of the World is an ensemble of musicians from different corners of the globe. By making music together, they have made a beautiful friendship. In this spirit, they hope to celebrate the beauty of diversity.
They sing for not just tolerance, but wisdom, respect, and joy. They, as Women of the World, believe in the power of music.
Women of the World is Ayumi Ueda, Annette Philip, Débo Ray, and Giorgia Renosto.
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