Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs (2020)
for SATB choir, cello | 00:19:00
by Melissa Dunphy | text by Stacey Abrams, Melissa Dunphy, Frances Harper, Zitkála-Šá, Francis Bellam, Astrid Silva, and Mary Church Terrell
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Amendment: Pledging Allegiance (SATB choir, cello)
Commissioning choirs:
- Chorosynthesis Singers
- Connecticut College Choirs
- Santa Monica College Choirs
- The Dubuque Chorale
- Denver Choir League
- Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus
- ICantori of Walla Walla University
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
- Vesper Chorale
- Susquehanna Valley Chorale
- One Voice Chorus
- Syracuse University Choirs
- Cerddorion
World Premiere (virtual) by Chorosynthesis Singers, Jeremiah Selvey and Wendy Moy, Co-Artistic Directors. The live premiere of this work was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic; the score will be available after the live premiere.
Texts curated by Melissa Dunphy, Wendy Moy, Helena Pennington, Kala Pierson, and Jeremiah Selvey. View texts at chorosynthesis.org
Visit the official Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs website.
Performances
- 16 Mar, 2024 - 17 Mar, 2024: Susquehanna Valley Chorale at Stretansky Concert Hall, Selinsgrove, PA
- 15 Oct, 2023: Resonance Ensemble at Portland State University, OR
- 14 Oct, 2023: Resonance Ensemble at Portland State University, OR
- 15 Apr, 2023: Muhlenberg College & Treble Choirs at Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
- 11 Apr, 2023: ICantori of Walla Walla University at Melvin K. West Fine Arts, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA
- 07 Mar, 2023: Bronwyn E. Clagett at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- 21 Jan, 2023: Carlin Truong at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Houston, TX
- 03 Jun, 2022: Santa Monica College Choir at The Broad Stage at The Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
- 15 May, 2022: Dubuque Chorale at The Grand Opera House, Dubuque, IA
- 15 May, 2022: Unitarian Universalist Church Choir at Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
- 15 May, 2022: Unitarian Universalist Church Choir at Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
- 14 May, 2022: Dubuque Chorale at The Grand Opera House, Dubuque, IA
- 01 May, 2022: Cerddorion, Audrey Chen, Cello at St. Ignatius of Antioch, New York, NY
- 30 Apr, 2022: Vesper Chorale at Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend, IN
- 27 Apr, 2022: Syracuse University Choirs: Crouse Chorale & Setnor Sonority at Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- 04 Dec, 2021: One Voice Chorus at Park Road Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
- 03 Dec, 2021: One Voice Chorus at Park Road Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
- 11 Jun, 2021: Santa Monica College Chamber Choir & Chorosynthesis Singers at Santa Monica College (virtual)
- 18 Dec, 2020: Chorosynthesis Singers at Santa Monica College (virtual)