Sing Out Strong: Immigrant Voices + Panel Discussion

Aug 22, 6pm
WBUR CitySpace at the Lavine Broadcast Center

890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
SING OUT STRONG: Immigrant Voices + Panel Discussion

Sing Out Strong: Immigrant Voices is a free concert of new songs based on the stories and experiences of Boston area immigrants. Presented by White Snake Projects in partnership with WBUR’s City Space, Sing Out Strong features composers from Peru, Latvia, India, China, Taiwan, and Mexico and writers from Haiti, Vietnam, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and China. Composers and writers have been paired up to amplify stories of the immigrant experience through song and to celebrate the contributions of immigrant artists to our city and culture. We’ll also hear from a panel of immigration experts, including individuals with DACA status. Join us for this discourse on one of the most urgent social challenges facing us today.

The concert is free but seating is limited; reservations recommended.

Composers: Anais Azul, Michele Cheng, Sheela Ramesh, Shuying Li, Jorge Sosa, Marina Lopez, Avik Sarkar, George Lam, Oliver Caplan, Katherine Pukinskis

Writers: Ewa Chrusciel, Heloiza Barbosa, Helen Huang, Irene da Silva & Ivete Souza, Chu Yan Lin, Rute Pires, Joel Louis, Jorge Sosa, Jonathan Figueroa, Melody Maduro, Daniela Sanchez, Fiorella Valle, Huiqing Shao

Musicians: Brianna Robinson (soprano), Vera Savage (mezzo-soprano), Julia Scott Carey (piano), Minjin Chung (cello)

Panelists:

Denzil Mohammed– Director, Public Education Institute, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc
Sabrineh Ardalan– Assistant Director, Harvard Immigrant and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) and Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Law School
Sabato Visconti– Visual Artist, Former DACA Recipient
Shannon Dooling– Moderator; New England News Collaborative Reporter Immigration Reporter, WBUR

Read the lyrics and learn more about the writers and composers.