Pauli Murray Commission

By  GALA Expert 

 June 27, 2024 

  

Bring the new Pauli Murray Commission to your chorus for 2025-2026 Seasons!

 

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Pauli Murray: civil rights activist, lawyer, poet and ordained priest. Pauli was born in 1910 and today would have likely identified as transgender or nonbinary. Learn more about Pauli.

GALA Choruses is bringing Pauli’s story to life with a new multi-movement choral work by composer Steve Milloy, with libretto by Kim Hines. This commission consortium will be completed for performances in 2025-2026.

Three preliminary songs were performed at the GALA Choruses Festival 2024 by the River City Mixed Chorus as part of the Legacy Blockbuster Concert. Check out the video recording!
1. My Boy Girl
2. Brown vs Board of Education
3. Riding the Rails

Pauli Murray Commission Timeline

July 2024 Three song drafts premiered at GALA Choruses Festival
Oct 2024 Complete draft of Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray performed at Nautilus Theater “Rough Cuts”
Nov 2024 Final score and libretto edits based on Rough Cuts responses
Jan 2025 Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray Commission completed!
April 2025 River City Mixed Chorus Premiere Performance
2025-2026 Performances by Commission Consortium Choirs

Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray Commission

  • 45-50 minute multi-movement work scored for SATB or SSAA chorus,
  • 2 soloists/narrators, piano and optional band: bass, drums, guitar, synth, clarinet/sax.
  • Commissioning choruses join with a sliding scale from $1,000-$3,500,
Request Info or Join the Commission Consortium

Learn about Pauli’s role in developing the concept of Intersectionality as Pauli advocated for both race and gender rights.

In black and white, Pauli Murray sits at a desk writing, wearing clerics with a cross on the wall behind.
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray