Almost nothing makes me love the place I live more than the times when I find people coming together to do something both unnecessary and entirely worthwhile. I had that experience yesterday while watching singers rehearse at Frye Art Museum. See my shaky video above.
The actual performance is today from 1:30 to 2.
What will they be singing? This is from the Frye’s website:
The People’s Opera is a collaborative community-sourced singing project featuring the timeless wisdom of American poet Walt Whitman, original songs by founder/director Sara Edwards, and a variety of musical collaborators including Sari Breznau and Jose Bold. The Art Director of The People’s Grand Opera is the artist Nko. The singers are members of the public. Its first project, The Public Road, was presented at On the Boards as part of the Northwest New Works Festival in 2012. The project seeks to create site-specific, original choral performances, existing at the nexus of poetry and performance, co-authored by the community and featuring their individual and collective voices.
Also, it’s lovely to listen to. Consider going. As always, admission to the Frye is free. I say “As always,” but I didn’t know this fun admission fact until yesterday. And yes, I’ve lived here since 1998.
