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
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
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)