André De Quadros: Artistic Director
We are a chamber choir and artist's collective, dedicated to a mission of global understanding through music.
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In a time when American ideals are epitomized by nationalism and aggression, VOICES 21C aligns itself with the great American voices of compassion, love, and non-violence.
VOICES 21C is a Boston-based chamber choir who seeks to combine high technical proficiency with creativity and compassion. The choir creates personal meaning in performance by connecting their musical messages to social justice issues in the USA and abroad, representing the voices of the silenced, the forgotten, and the marginalized. VOICES 21C Is a welcoming space for LGBTQ, committed to contemporary composers, and improvisational, interdisciplinary modes of performance through their co- creating, egalitarian consensus model. |
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VOICES 21C's debut project was the CHORALP Festival in Briançon France, where their program Pain and Promise was received with considerable acclaim. Their work includes numerous appearances in the greater Boston area, as well as their 2017 tour of "Here I Am" in Israel and Palestine, and 2018's "Somehow This Madness Must Cease" in Cuernavaca and Mexico City. Their 2019 performances sought to create visibility for the feminine, bringing their program "Half the Sky" to audiences of thousands on invitation to Europe's largest choral festival, "Les Choralies" in Vaison-la-Romaine, France. In March of 2020, their program “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest,” tackling issues of forced migration and racial violence, was received on invitation at the American Choral Directors Association's Eastern Division conference.
COVID-19 Collaborations
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The Choral Commons Podcast: Creative Response, led by Michael Genese
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"Extra Credit" | Farrah Karapetian, VOICES 21C
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VOICES 21C Virtual Collaboration - edited by Cheryl Engelhardt
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VOICES 21C are proud creative partners with The Choral Commons podcast, crafting creative responses to their conversations on choral music.
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VOICES 21C is on Patreon!
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Exclusive content, rehearsal footage, guest list access, what's not to love? V21C has chosen Patreon to create a long term support network, funding our international appearances, operating costs, and reimbursement for our 100% volunteer roster. You will not want to miss this!
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Check us out at our new Patreon page! |
