FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 Ellen K. Wheeler, (585) 279-7490, ext. 15
Director of Development & Public Relations
Susan B. Anthony House Co-Sponsors Madrigalia Event
Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House is co-sponsoring Madrigalia’s upcoming weekend of concerts and events surrounding the world premier performance of a piece by renowned composer Libby Larsen called “Voices of Freedom, Chain of Hope.”
The piece will be performed for the first time in public Friday evening at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., both concerts at Downtown United Presbyterian Church. Reservations are required by calling 234-4283. Tickets are complimentary.
The Susan B. Anthony House is hosting a community forum and conversation with the composer at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in its Carriage House, behind the Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street. To register for the community forum on Saturday, please call 585-279-7490, ext. 10. Reservations are required and again, tickets are complimentary.
Also on Saturday afternoon is an underground railroad walk led by Dr. David Anderson of Akwaaba. That begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel and concludes at the Hochstein School of Music on Plymouth. Transportation will be available at the conclusion of the historic walk to the Anthony House for those attending the community forum or back to the Radisson. Again tickets are complimentary but reservations are required at 234-4283.
“The Anthony House is proud to co-sponsor this important weekend of events,” explains Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House. “Libby Larsen is an exciting composer and her piece focuses on the words of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. We’re happy to be part of it.”
Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.
The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.
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