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¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCleveland Chamber Choir will join with Kent’s Theodore Roosevelt High School ChoralWorks in We March On! Music of Social Justice, a free concert commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the May 4, 1970 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ shootings. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµprogram takes place at the Kent United Church of Christ on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30pm. We will present music that illumines injustice in the world and memorializes those who are working to make the world a better place. Works featured include Joel Thompson’s shocking  ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµSeven Last Words of the Unarmed and music by British and American composers Ethyl Smyth (Songs of Sunrise), Linda Kachelmeier (Each of Us), and Catherine Dalton (I know a Woman, a nod to the Rosa Parks story).

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµChamber Choir will also premiere a new commission by Natsumi Osborn (Oberlin College). For her piece Legacy, Osborn was deeply inspired by the poem of the same name by Megan Neville-Jellen, which draws moving imagery from the Pulitzer Prize-winning iconic photo of Mary Ann Vecchio screaming over the body of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ student Jeffrey Miller. A portion of the free-will donations will go towards Women For Women Ohio, in honor and memory of their founder Helen Tremaine Gregory, who also co-founded the Kent Choral Society. Women for Women Ohio is a non-profit focused on supporting the education of girls in Cambodia. Come experience the collective power of this amazing poetry and music sung by the world-class voices of the Cleveland Chamber Choir.