Melissa Dunphy

Founding Commission by Chorosynthesis Singers, Santa Monica College, & Connecticut College.

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

Related Works

Amendment: Pledging Allegiance (SATB choir, cello)

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.

Texts curated by Melissa Dunphy, Wendy Moy, Helena Pennington, Kala Pierson, and Jeremiah Selvey. View texts at chorosynthesis.org


Righting Our Wrongs
Text by Stacey Abrams and from the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

(Spoken)
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

(Sung)
In this time of division and crisis, we must come together and stand for, and with, one another. America has stumbled time and again on its quest towards justice and equality; but with each generation, we have revisited our fundamental truths, and where we falter, we make amends.

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)