On May 17 and 18, the Brattleboro Concert Choir (https://bmcvt.org/brattleboro-concert-choir/) presents the world premiere of Keane Southard’s “Requiem for Animals,” an major new work for choir and orchestra that challenges us to reconsider our relationship with other animals, brilliantly and brutally confronting us with a question: what is our responsibility to speak for the voiceless, to advocate for those who are considered less than, whether they are human, or a different species?
The piece is a journey through that challenge, and takes us through darkness to an empowering and hopeful place. We have a choice – we can opt for caring and benevolence, rather than dominance and exploitation, and by seizing the opportunity to give voice to the voiceless, a better world is in our grasp.
Saturday May 17, 7pm
Sunday May 18, 4pm
Persons Auditorium
Potash Hill
2472 South Rd
Marlboro, VT 05433
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bmcvt
Questions:
Interview with composer and conductor: https://orionmagazine.org/article/requiem-for-animals/
Potash Hill
2472 South Rd
Marlboro, VT 05433
United States
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