choral music
As Speech Flows To Music
Posted July 19th, 2007 by Gretjen
Produced by Anna Crusis Women's Choir & Scribe Video Center
Diane Poitus
The feminist choir featured in this video takes its unusual name from the Greek word "anacrusis," a word used in music to describe an "upbeat" or "feminine" entrance to a phrase. The Anna Crusis Women's Choir finds the phrase fitting for the purpose of defining themselves in relation to music, a philosophy of feminism, and the joy of performing. The choir performs music from classical and renaissance traditions as well as music which is more experimental in nature, including forays into pop, jazz, reggae, folk, gospel, Balkan, and country styles, and in many different languages.
The Anna Crusis Women's Choir , founded in 1975, is the country's oldest feminist choir and has been honored for its community service in the Philadelphia area. The Choir acts as both an agent of social change and a premier performing arts group by empowering its audiences on important issues of the day affecting women, youth and disadvantaged populations.
Noted briefly in August 12, 1999 issue of Chestnut Hill Local as part of upcoming Street Movies screening.
February 16, 1995 - Premiere at International House's Neighborhood Film & Video Project
(Philadelphia, PA)
June 3, 1995 - Part of Anna Crusis 20th Anniversary Concert (Philadelphia, PA)
August 13, 1999 - Part of Street Movies screening at Montessori Genesis School (Philadelphia, PA)
March 2006 - University of Delaware Women's History Month events (Wilmington, DE)
