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Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice fundraising committee
Join with a lively group of community members in the planning of Arias in the Afternoon:Lifting Every Voice, with Handel’s Messiah arias and the Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibit to be the centerpiece of this memorable event. There will be a complementary group singing of he Hallelujah Chorus – listen here to the Soulfull Celebration version.
The event’s music draws from the works of George Frideric Handel—celebrated for their beauty, complexity, and emotional power. But Handel’s legacy is not unblemished. Historical records show he held financial investments in the Royal African Company, a major player in the transatlantic slave trade. The very wealth that supported his compositions was, in part, built on the trafficking and suffering of enslaved Africans.
As we gather to listen to his music at this space, we do so with full awareness of these contradictions. The Underground Railroad Education Center is committed to telling the whole story—one that includes the roots of injustice alongside the stories of resistance, survival, and hope.
UREC invites planning committee members, and event guests, to hold these truths together: the brilliance of the music, and the reality of its origin. We honor not just the notes on the page, but the voices of those who were silenced, and those who fought to be heard.
In their memory—and in service of their legacy—we continue the work of education, truth-telling, and justice.
Do you like thinking big? Do you like working with others in a friendly atmosphere? Do you like to plan memorable and distinctive events? Then this is the place to be.
Monthly meetings are hybrid, meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month. In-person participation is encouraged. Meetings start at 4:30pm and finish by 6pm. Refreshments are provided.
Interested? Contact Mary Liz Stewart at 518-621-7793 or via the Contact Us page on the UREC website.
In-person participation is desired, but a zoom link is provided here for anyone who cannot attend in person – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86887797433?pwd=KpV9f0bkILbECo4tLMV2rtn6hbWrk4.1
