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'Singing Is Not Enough'

The Kansas City Women's Chorus
Anderson Artwork
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Emily Marrin
The Kansas City Women's Chorus

Classical KC speaks with Emily Marrin and Uli Schneider from The Kansas City Women's Chorus about the group's origins, performances, and how they fight for equality and social justice through art and action.

Host

Stephen Steigman

Guests

Emily Marrin, executive director
Uli Schneider, board president

Uli Schneider and Emily Marrin
Photos by Danielle Mousley and Uli Schneider
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Danielle Mousley and Uli Schneider
Uli Schneider and Emily Marrin

Program

We Are the Voices
by Jim Papoulis ed. By Sophia Miller

She Rises
by Catherine Dalton

We Can Do It
by Eric Lane Barnes

Richer For Her
by Andrea Ramsey, text by Charlotte Tall Mountain

Bright Morning Stars
trad. arr. by Jay Althouse

Equality
by Mark Hayes, text by Maya Angelou
Autumn Manning, soloist

Liberty and Justice for All
by Brandon Williams
Emily Marrin, soloist

Resilience
by Abbie Betinis

Courage to Be
by Ruth Huber

One Foot - Lead With Love
by Melanie DeMore
Erika Rice, soloist

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
trad. arr. by J. David Moore

Be the Change
by Marc Kaplan and Colin Britt, words adapted from Gandhi

You can learn more about The Kansas City Women's Chorus and see performances at kcwomenschorus.org.

Stephen Steigman is director of Classical KC. You can email him at <a href="mailto:Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org">Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org</a>.
Sam Wisman is a Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3. Email him at samwisman@classicalkc.org.