The annual ‘Festival of Women’s Voices,’ a benefit for the Prudence Crandall Center, will be held on Saturday, March 30, at West Hartford’s Conard High School.

Kathleen Allan. Submitted photo

Submitted

The West Hartford Women’s Chorale will sponsor their annual Festival of Women’s Voices on March 30 at 4:15 p.m. in the auditorium of Conard High School, West Hartford.  

This special concert features an appearance by famed composer, arranger, and soprano Kathleen Allan. Four area women’s choirs will include a work by Allan in their segments – along with two more of her pieces that she will conduct in a combined choral finale featuring 150 singers.

This is the sixth “Festival of Women’s Voices” hosted by the West Hartford Women’s Chorale. The festival involves student and adult choirs performing various pieces of music including those of a female composer, who is invited to conduct a workshop with each group prior to the performance.

The proceeds from each Festival concert are earmarked for an organization that helps women and girls in the Hartford area. This year the recipient will be the Prudence Crandall Center, which has been providing comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence since 1973.

In January 2004, 14 women, who shared a love of music, were inspired to form a women’s chorale in West Hartford, to enrich the local community’s cultural life. Fifteen years later the West Hartford Women’s Chorale is now a group of almost 100 women from all over the Greater Hartford area conducted by Dr. Ethan Nash and accompanied by Barbara Robbins.

From its inception, the Chorale has focused on enriching its members and the surrounding communities through the enjoyment of music. All women who love to sing are encouraged to join the chorale, without requiring previous musical experience. At the same time, this non-audition group performs a variety of challenging classical, jazz, and popular musical pieces, providing a supportive, learning environment for both the chorale’s members and its audiences at several community events, as well as its own stand-alone concerts.

The Chorale also supports musical education in the community by providing an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from the area’s public schools. It has provided young artists performance opportunities, as well as raising funds for charitable organizations.

For more information visit www.WHWChorale.org.

Like what you see here? Click here to subscribe to We-Ha’s newsletter so you’ll always be in the know about what’s happening in West Hartford!