“When I began this, I had no idea the 19th amendment represented seventy-two years of struggle,” says Andrea Ramsey, composer of Suffrage Cantata. This extended work in five movements includes diverse perspectives that are historically sourced–pulled from banner messages, programs, speeches, writings, and letters of suffragists. The Bay Area premiere of Suffrage Cantata is performed by the San José State University Choraliers and Concert Choir in collaboration with Monta Vista High School Choirs. Projections and narration accompany this story of the fight for gender rights. A 6:45pm talk precedes the concert, and donations go to Young Women’s Freedom Center.
Thu, May 7, 7:30pm, $22
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
