“Hope is the thing with feathers,
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all.”
— Emily Dickinson

Sweetest in the Gale, directed by Maria Belva, will present a choral concert celebrating the female voice in poetry, music, and performance. Featuring poems by Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sara Teasdale, Barbara Crooker, and May Swenson set to music by Ruth Morris Gray, Sarah Quartel, Elaine Hagenberg, Gwyneth Walker, and Dale Trumbore, with a brand new setting of Millay’s “Afternoon on a Hill,” written for this concert by David Vernier. Special guest Holly Wren Spaulding will weave her poetry throughout the song selections.

Tickets

• Adults: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

• Students: $10 in advance, $12.50 at the door

We encourage you to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets go on sale March 15. Online ticket sales end 12 hours before the concert begins. Door tickets will be sold until venue capacity is reached.

COVID protocols — At this time, we will not require proof of vaccination for this event, but do recommend attendees wear a mask. Our concert protocols may vary over the course of the season in response to the rise and fall of local COVID rates and corresponding CDC recommendations.

For more information, see Sweetest in the Gale.