Our concert is today! Please follow one of the links below to our concert. Saturday, December 12th, 7:00 PM CST, VirtualAdmission is freeOur concert is today!Facebook Live & YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/events/737192277180761/ https://youtu.be/iv1RbOxoKvM (YouTube Live) For the past year we have all struggled with what feel like an eternity – isolating, wearing masks, distancing from friends and family. Amasong too has missed what we hold dear – being together and making music. We miss giving an in-person concert. Visit our youtube page for a preview. We are singing beautiful music. Please bookmark it and share with friends if you can. https://youtu.be/X_evpLu9gig This semester, Amasong has learned how to make music in a new way. Without our sisters harmonizing beside us, we have rehearsed on Zoom, on mute, with only each other’s faces to guideus over sometimes spotty internet connections. We sing into our phones to guide tracks led by Artistic Director, Heidi Weatherford and with the wonders of mixing mastery we can join together into a concert. Included in this semester’s concert are songs of warmth and love through the winter. As usual we sing in many languages: Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese, English, Georgian. Would you expect anything less from us?Read more…Singing Out of Light
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Amasong needs your support during this Covid19 Pandemic
Running a chorus in Illinois these days is expensive. In the past we’ve received funding from the Illinois Arts Council and generous patrons. Amasong is committed to paying artists as professionals, including our artistic director, pianist, and the guest artists who perform at our concerts. Other expenses include rental of office, rehearsal and performance space, purchase of music, insurance, annual community building retreats, and commissions of works by female composers. Many of the venues at which we recruit singers are canceled this year due to the pandemic. This makes us sad but we are not giving up, just taking a break until it is safe to sing again. Amasong is devoted to all women-identified singers being able to participate, regardless of their ability to pay. Your support can help keep the chorus thriving. Amasong is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible. Each Amasinger pays per-semester dues and a music fee. The twice-yearly concerts generate revenue, as do extra concerts in our communities. The sale of CDs t-shirts, and other items help with expenses and get the Amasong name out to new and potential fans, but do not provide a significant revenue stream. Does that cover it? In ordinary times Amasong depends on donations fromRead more…Amasong needs your support during this Covid19 Pandemic