Sing Out Strong: Essential Voices

What is Sing Out Strong: Essential Voices?

The pandemic has changed our entire way of life. It has changed the way we work, recreate, eat, learn, teach, interact with friends and family. It has forced us to confront the fact that life is precarious, fragile and precious. It has exposed the great divide in American society, with black and brown people disproportionately succumbing to the virus, as compared to white people.

We've collected stories from essential workers about their experiences working on the front lines -  from medical personnel, hospital housekeepers, grocery store workers, delivery people, and others.  We've heard about what they do, how they've been coping, their hopes, their fears, their families and their despair - anything they're moved to write about. We've paired their texts with composers to make songs about working in pandemic times so that the rest of us can be safe.

The concert you'll be attending features LIVE singing by our two singers and LIVE playing by our cellist and pianist as they perform in the safety of their homes. We're building on technology developed by Jon Robertson, our audio engineer, for Alice in the Pandemic which allows artists to perform live synchronously from remote locations. We can't wait to share this experience with you.