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Boulanger Initiative will host their annual two-day music festival, WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift, on May 30-31, at the The Mansion, Strathmore.This year’s event is an official World Pride Partner Event. For the purposes of this article only vocal concerts are included.
The Opening Concert features the New Choir of Mt. Vernon with various instrumentalists including sitarist, vocalist, and composer Ami Dang, and pianist Leah Claiborne, among others.Performance Date: May 30, 2025The lineup for “All Day at The Mansion, Strathmore” includes “Tapestry: Women’s Voices Then and Now,” a concert showcasing songs by Beatrice de Dia, salon music of Pauline Viardot, a tango by Jocelyn Pook, and more, and a presentation by composer, performer, and media artist Pamela Z.
Throughout the day, exploratory music workshops are held offering women and gender-marginalized composers a safe space to perform new works in front of a live audience.Performance Date: May 31, 2025 Read Related StoriesQ & A : Pamela Z & Geoff Sobelle on the Experience of Creating ‘Times3 (Times x Times x Times)’Grace Srinivasan & Crossley Hawn Star in Boulanger Initiative’s ‘WoCo Fest 2024: Evolve’Boulanger Initiative Launches Database for BIPOC, Women, & Gender Marginalized ComposersThe post Boulanger Initiative Announces WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift appeared first on OperaWire..
