Women's Voices Fund releases recording (10/27/96)

Women's Voices Fund releases recording

CLEVELAND - The second Workshop for Women's Voices, funded by the Women's Voices Fund, a newly formed organization developed with the support of the Bandura Educational Commission, was held here earlier this year. Now the fruit of their labors is available on a new recording.

On the evening of May 3, 25 women of different walks of life gathered, some of them for the first time as an ensemble, and sang together with the goal of creating a recording to document the weekend's work. On Saturday, the work on the pieces and the blending of the ensemble continued, as well as individual lessons with Alexis Kochan. All of this provided excellent groundwork for the recording sessions on Sunday.

All recording was done in Harkness Chapel, a place known for its fabulous acoustical quality and as a former recording space of the Cleveland Orchestra. On Sunday afternoon the final cuts were made for the recording.

The group explored wedding songs, songs of spring, lullabies, and sacred and secular pieces. Most of these songs are specifically women's pieces that have fallen from regular use.

Recordings from the 1995 Workshop for Women's Voices and the 1996 Workshop for Women's Voices are available for purchase. Each tape costs $10 (U.S.), plus shipping and handling, and may be purchased by writing to: Women's Voices Fund, 3000 Mapledale Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109, Att'n: Nadia Tarnawsky, or by calling (216) 749-0060. For more information about the Workshop for Women's Voices and the Women's Voices Fund, please write to the same address.