Twice The Joy: Two DC Labor Chorus Holiday Concerts This Saturday
Tuesday, December 3, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
With songs sung in Spanish, Hebrew and
English and spanning South African,
African-American, British, Israeli and Peruvian
traditions, the annual DC Labor Chorus concert
this Saturday (link) departs from the usual
holiday fare. The program includes the Hebrew
peace song, “Shir l’shalom,” Joe
Glazer’s “The Mill Was Made of Marble,”
Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song,” and Glenn
Burleigh’s “Order My Steps.” Folk
writer Elise Witt’s new song “Break the
Silence” will be debuted in its first choral
arrangement. The chorus also will sing
“Gonna Take Us all” as a special tribute to
Jon Fromer, a west coast labor songwriter who
died this past January. “We are culture
workers who love to share our music,” says
Chorus founder and director Elise Bryant.
“The songs are chosen by chorus members
individually, but it’s solidarity that brings
them and us together at holiday time – please
join us!” Children will be invited up to the
stage for some traditional holiday favorites
and some “worker” versions of familiar
songs. There will be two shows at the Takoma
Park Community Center on Saturday, at 3 pm
& 7:30 pm.