We take a break from more routine entries to bring word of an exceptional free concert on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at 4 p.m., at the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church.
“The Bill of Rights: Ten Amendments in Eight Motets.” Composed by Neely Bruce (b. 1940), adapting music by William Billings (1746-1800). Performed by the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church Choir, directed by Lila M. Farrar, on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church.
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The entire Bill of Rights will be performed in four-part harmony. The words of the Amendments to be sung in their entirety will be read between the motets.
The 16-member choir has been rehearsing “The Bill of Rights: Ten Amendments in Eight Motets” since last November. Last Thursday, 12 members practiced the motets for Amendments Two, Three, Six and Ten in the church basement with director Farrar. Local truther Wendy Newhall sings soprano.
Composer Neely Bruce plans to attend. William Billings is sometimes described as America’s first native-born composer, a friend of Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, and a staunch patriot.
The gray stone church is located at 19 River St. (Route 148) on the Brookfield Common.
Interesting. I hope a banner will be put up indicating that all members of the Trump administration without exception are prohibited from entering the church under pain of being tarred and feathered upon sight.
(Obvious joke.)