Lexington Pops Chorus presents “In Her Words, Songs of Courage, Unity and Freedom”
January 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Lexington Pops Chorus presents “In Her Words: Songs of Courage, Unity, and Freedom”.
This concert, featuring eminent women composers, is highlighted by the chorus’s 2013 commission by Gwyenth Walker, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”.
Also featured are;
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” by J. Rosamund Johnson/arr. Heather Sorenson
“Goin’ To Boston”, arr. Alice Parker
“Until All of Us Are Free” by Mark Burrows/ words by Emma Lazarus
“I Dream a World” by Rosephanye Powell/words by Langston Hughes
“A Psalm of Praise” by Mabel Daniels
“Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” by Irving Berlin/words by Emma Lazarus
and much more!
Join us Friday, January 17th, 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 19th, 3:00 pm at Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave. in Lexington. Concert tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Advance tickets may be purchased from members or online at www.LexPops.org (online service charge applies). EBT and WIC card holders may obtain free tickets by emailing [email protected]. Please check our website, www.LexPops.org, for any questions or leave a message with Roseann at (781) 365-0576.
Lexington Pops Chorus is in its 43rd season and enjoys the enthusiasm of singers from over 20 towns. Maxwell Evrard is the chorus’s dynamic new conductor. David Owens, accompanist, is in his 20th season with the chorus. Lexington Pops Chorus is a member of The Greater Boston Choral Consortium.
