Celebrate Women’s History Month with the LMC by tuning in to our “Women’s Wednesdays” virtual concert series during the month of March. Featuring LMC performers, this concert series celebrates the works and stories of women in classical music. Join us on YouTube each Wednesday in March at 5:30 PM!
New Voices
Everyone Sang by Natasha Senanayake
I. “Everyone suddenly burst out singing”
II. “…and the song was wordless”
III. “…and the singing will never be done”
Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rachel Moore (guest artist), soprano
Silas Berlin, piano
Another Hand – text by Marie S. Cates, music by Janet Anderson
I. Lost Child
II. Another Hand
III. Wanderlust
Katie Hochman, soprano
Sharon Wong, piano
Marie Sanders Cates (1912–1985) is the grandmother of Katie Hochman. Marie, the youngest of five, lost her father at the age of four. Her mother was unable to keep her family together and Marie was taken in by other family members. It was in that house that her love of poetry began. She expressed the joy and sadness of her life’s events in her poems. The first two songs are about her separation from and eventual return to her mother and siblings. The third song is about her life after her husband died and her faith that she would see him again.