Voicing: SATB
Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray
Rev. Dr. 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 has brought Pauli’s story to life with a 10-movement dramatic cantata by composer Steve Milloy, libretto by Kim Hines, and Jane Ramseyer Miller as dramaturg. The 10 1. …
The Lost Language
Michael Kiesow Moore’s beautiful poem “The Lost Language” was written in response to the growing violence faced by the trans community in the US—in particular, the numerous murders of trans women of colour. The text imagines a language with no words for war or violence, but infinitely many words for love. My setting uses colourful …
Portland Sage Singers
We are a mixed voice chorus that promotes the value of Q+ Elders and Allies and brings joy to our world through song, storytelling and community building.