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Womansong - Singing for Joy, Social Justice, Community
Womansong is growing....

Singing together is good for your spirit, your health, and even your social life!  Plus we do good things for the community we live in.

If you'd like to join us in singing our way thru these "interesting times," check out our   membership info.  We are now auditioning and welcoming new members into our Village as we sing together for   Joy, Social Justice, and Community.
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Rise Up , Womansong's fall concert, was held   on   Friday  (7:30pm) & Saturday (3pm),   November 18 & 19, 2022,   led by our brand new Director, Dr. Allison Thorp, along with Martha Burrows, Assistant Director, and Althea Gonzalez, guest Director.
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Womansong's Artistic Director:

​Dr. Allison Thorp
“I am very excited to be a part of this choral community!” says Allison. "I was impressed on every level from the musical performance videos to the group’s commitment to service in the community....   I see women’s choruses as a place... to be renewed, to meet kindred spirits, to be seen and to not be invisible. We put beautiful energy out into the world through our music, but also take it home within ourselves...".   Allison’s first Womansong Concert took place in  fall of 2022.
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Welcome to our new Assistant Director:
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Claire Lemke
​Claire holds a Master’s Degree in Music, Music Theory and Cognition from Northwestern University (Evanston IL), and a BA in Music from WCU. She brings experience both as a piano and voice instructor, currently teaching piano and voice as an adjunct music instructor at A-B Tech. She is  kind and enthusiastic  and shares our choir’s commitment to advancing social justice.
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Womansong in Concert, May 2022:   "Music in the Air"
​Our first live concert since December 2019, and it was great to be back!
Directed by Sarah Rubin and Martha Burrows, with Althea Gonzalez. 
​We hope you had as much fun as we did!

At the concert, we raised over $3,200 through donations and the amazing  Raffle   of  awesome goodies to benefit Womansong's New Start Fund.   
We greatly appreciate your continued support of women in Western North Carolina.
A giant THANK YOU to    Sarah Rubin   and  Martha Burrows
 for stepping up into the role of Acting Co-Directors and leading us with great love, commitment, grace, and talent thru this time of pandemic and transition!   

​With your leadership and persistence,  Womansong has more than survived... and yes, we did it with   style!

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​to all supporters  of our Fundraising Campaigns:
 Providing a New Start

​The New Start Fund has provided more than $180,000 in grants and scholarships for women   in Western North Carolina  over the past 12 years.

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Look & Listen

​You'll find a sampling of our concert photos and videos here. You can stream our music here.
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We are grateful     to be supported by
​ArtsAVL, Buncombe County Government, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 
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