BRATTLEBORO \u2014 Southern Vermont based jazz combo Kwartetto Mambo will share the stage with the Fiery Hope chorus on Saturday, May 2, at the Beloved Community Center, 18 Town Crier Drive, in a 7:30 p.m. show.<\/p>\n
Kwartetto Mambo is Dan Dewalt (keyboard and trombone), John Clark (French horn), Julian Gerstin (percussion), and Wes Brown (acoustic bass). Fiery Hope, a western Mass based chorus, was founded in 1988 as Amandla. Fiery Hope’s members hail from several New England states.<\/p>\n
Fiery Hope will present new original material as well as songs in a variety of languages including Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, and Kalanga (from Zimbabwe). They’ll also sing choral arrangements by the late Peter Amidon, whose work has inspired singers far and wide for decades.<\/p>\n
Founder and Director Eveline MacDougall said in a statement, \u201cWe\u2019ve chosen some songs to raise the roof, and others to soothe souls and inspire hearts in this challenging era. People of all ages and from all walks of life are welcome to join us for a truly community-based evening.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fiery Hope bring songs of celebration and solace to audiences in senior centers, libraries, prisons, schools, homeless shelters, town halls and many other community gatherings, as well as to intimate settings like memorial services and (in small groups) to the bedsides of those at life\u2019s end. Founded in 1988 under the name \u201cAmandla,\u201d the chorus has collaborated with South African luminaries Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as well as education advocate Malala Yousafzai. Fiery Hope has performed with folk icon Pete Seeger, gospel music expert Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, civil rights activists Wally and Juanita Nelson, singer-songwriter Fred Small, and internationally renowned poet Martin Espada.<\/p>\n
Although donations in the $10-$25 range are gratefully accepted, no one will be turned away.<\/p>\n