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F23-032, Performing Patsy: How and Why Patsy Cline Inspired Us to Replicate and Reimagine Her Performances
November 1, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
When you dig into Patsy Cline’s life story, you discover a young woman who defied the odds, overcoming rural poverty & sexism to shine on the world stage. Even with all her success, her artistic goals were often thwarted by labels and producers who held the purse strings, controlling her repertoire and musical arrangements. Through it all she developed and maintained strong friendships with rising country vocalists, supporting women such as Loretta Lynn and Dottie West. She also relied heavily on the enduring love of her mother Hilda, her biggest supporter. It is this strong thread of female kinship that inspires us to pay tribute to Patsy again and again with collaborative performances from strong female vocalists. The Seven Voices project has been an opportunity for us to support one another and grow closer through our own arrangements and performances of Patsy Cline’s repertoire.
Enjoy a listening party where we compare the original recordings with some of our new ones along with some live performance and storytelling about Patsy’s life.
Performance: Seven Voices – A Tribute to Patsy Cline
Sunday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $30
Free for Veterans and Service members with ID (up to two tickets each). Free tickets are limited and available only in person at the Hylton Center Ticket Office.
Presenter: Jess Eliot Myhre & Maureen Andary
Jess Eliot Myhre performs and teaches all over the country: in halls, theaters, universities, festivals, dance tents, music camps, and house concerts, both solo and with her award-winning band The Bumper Jacksons.
Maureen Andary is a professional vocalist, songwriter, and music educator at various music stores and local churches, and she performs at DC-area venues with her award winning duo, The Sweater Set.
Both Jess & Maureen are Washington Area Music Award winners and former Artists in Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore.
LLI Coordinator: Valerie Kenyon Gaffney