The Great Music on Sundays @5 concert series presents the world premiere of PERSEPHONE’S DAUGHTERS: RISE UP! on Sunday, October 7 at 5pm at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown.
The women’s chorus of Plymouth, directed by Lynne Wilkinson, has been touched deeply by the “March for Our Lives” and the “Me Too” social justice movements. They celebrate, honor and join the millions who are creating positive change and a driving sense of hope for a better world. Music features compositions by Ysaÿe Barnwell, Bob Marley, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Holly Near, Bernice Johnson Reagon and more. This concert is an inspirational finale to the 20th season of Great Music on Sundays @5.
Great Music on Sundays @5, Provincetown’s longest-running concert series of music of our world, celebrates its twentieth consecutive season with eighteen weekly concerts from June 10 through October 7. This concert series provides a unique musical and cultural niche. Since the 1999 season, more than 300 concerts presented by more than 100 performers have provided music without borders for thousands of concertgoers and lovers of great music.
The 2018 season includes classical, Broadway, international, piano, choral and organ music with more than 50 performers. The concerts are a potpourri of music from across the centuries and around the world. There is something for everyone at Great Music on Sundays @5.
The Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown, built in 1847 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, has one of the finest acoustic concert halls on Cape Cod. The sanctuary’s historic and rare trompe l’oeil walls and serene atmosphere provide the perfect setting for great music. Concerts feature the 1928 Steinway Model B concert grand piano and the historic 1850 Holbrook tracker organ.
John Thomas produces the concert series with the gracious help of many volunteers. The Great Music on Sundays @5 series is sponsored in part by the Provincetown Tourism Fund, The Provincetown Banner, WOMR/WFMR and 102.3 The Dunes Radio and is supported by dozens of Provincetown-based businesses and individuals. Berta Walker Gallery is a season sponsor.
Sunday, October 7th @ 5pm
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown (236 Commercial Street – 508-487-9344)
Admission is $20 at the door. Senior (65+) discounts are available at $15. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free. Click here for tickets.
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