AU Chamber Singers
Saturday, November 5, 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
The American University Chamber Singers, directed by Daniel Abraham, reflect on the meaning of peace and democracy by exploring the tradition of protest and political songs in the US dating from the American Revolutionary War to present day. Settings of great words by Lincoln, Jefferson, Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jan Amos Comenius, and the Bible among others. Choral music by Billings, Schütz, Thompson, Byrd, Bono, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Oscar Peterson, Jiøí Laburda, and others.