Concert: WITNESS: Leading with Love
Mar 17, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Beloved vocal activist, soulful singer, and composer Melanie DeMore returns to Minnesota using her music as what she calls “a weapon of mass connection.” Featuring music by Damien Geter, Marques Garrett, Joel Thompson, and songs from the African diaspora, WITNESS: Leading with Love is the place to hear Melanie and VocalEssence share the world premiere performance of an extended work co-created through conversation and stick-pounding workshops with Twin Cities community members. This impassioned call for the revival of love, the rebirth of peace, and the emergence of a community where violence ceases will challenge us all to “put one foot in front of the other and lead with love.
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Image gallery
Melanie DeMore and VocalEssence singers. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
Melanie DeMore. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
Melanie DeMore and VocalEssence singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
Melanie DeMore with pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
All VocalEssence singers performing at Orchestra Hall for the annual WITNESS concert. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
VocalEssence Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
G. Phillip Shoultz, III and VocalEssence Singers, Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
VocalEssence singers performing. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
All VocalEssence singers performing at Orchestra Hall for the annual WITNESS concert. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
