SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Big Woods Voices will present “Poetry in Harmony” at the Springfield Town Library on Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy two 40-minute sets of a cappella vocal harmony.
The quartet celebrates vocal music through original arrangements rooted in American folk traditions, global song, and the work of composer Will Danforth. The program features music inspired by the poetry of W. B. Yeats, David Whyte, Wendell Berry, Alice Oswald, Daniel Leavens Cady, and others.
From prayerful to playful, and dissonant to dulcet, Big Woods Voices brings poetry vividly to life through rich harmonies and expressive singing.
Audience members have praised the group’s “extraordinary music,” noting “the exquisite care each singer brings and the hope their sound carries,” while another listener called the performance “a ‘pinch me, I’m in southern Vermont’ experience.”
Big Woods Voices includes Amanda Witman, founder of the Brattleboro Pub Sing; Becky Graber, director of the Brattleboro Women’s Chorus; Will Danforth, award-winning multi-instrumentalist and member of the Brattleboro Camerata; and Alan Blood, longtime member of regional ensembles including Tessitura and the Brattleboro Camerata.
The event is free and open to the public. To sign up for a reminder, visit www.springfieldtownlibrary.org/calendar.