We Have A Voice: Concert Highlights

Watch Vox Grata’s performance of Suffrage Cantata here, and check out the segment on Channel 2 (WKRN Nashville) that aired a week before the concert.

A choir stands on stage after finishing their performance. The audience is visible in the foreground, giving a standing ovation, with many people applauding enthusiastically. The atmosphere is one of excitement and appreciation for the performance.

“I could feel the sorrow and triumph of the suffragists in every note played and sung.”

“This was a life-changing event!”

“Extremely moving and inspiring!”

“I learned a lot. The storytelling was extremely informative. This is why art rises in times of crisis.”

Vox Grata Women’s Choir received a standing ovation after their presentation of “We Have a Voice: A Celebration of Women’s Suffrage” with special guests the W. Crimm Singers and ALIAS Chamber Ensemble. The concert took place on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, 1203 Ninth Avenue North, Nashville. This concert benefited the Tennessee League of Women Voters Education Fund, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing election information and resources to voters.

This concert featured composer Andrea Ramsey’s Suffrage Cantata, composed to commemorate the 100^thanniversary of the passage of the 19^th Amendment. This large-scale work captures the struggle for women’s right to vote through women’s voices, piano, string quartet and percussion. It seamlessly blends lyrics and narration based on the words of the women on the front lines of the Suffrage movement. The performance includes historical images and footage.

Read composer Andrea Ramsey’s notes about the Suffrage Cantata Meet Our Guests