Anthology, A Cappella Quartet to Perform at First Parish Cohasset on March 21, 2010
(Cohasset, MA, March 8, 2010)
More about the program:
Anthology will be performing a number of new folk arrangements that premiered to great acclaim in Boston last November. In addition to these new arrangements of classic American folk tunes like “Red River Valley” and “Streets of Laredo,” they will also be performing some of their most popular songs, which include jazz arrangements of lullabies, a bit of Tom Lehrer, and even a song sung by a can of tuna. This concert will show off Anthology at their best and most varied; don’t miss it!
More about the performers:
Anthology is a professional quartet of enchanting women’s voices. Their expansive variety of music is presented with the fine polish of classical training and an effervescent whimsy that rises from an enthusiasm for all styles of performance. Anthology’s repertoire is a collection of classical choral music, hot jazz, Renaissance polyphony, world folk traditions, and music from the razor’s edge of local Boston compositions. Anthology sings fresh new arrangements of old classics, discovering exciting new repertoire in children’s songs, TV anthems, popular music, and anything that inspires them. We hope you’ll enjoy Anthology’s eclectic, a cappella four-part delights! Anthology is Michelle Vachon, Vicky Reichert, Anney Gillotte, and Allegra Martin (who is also the music director of First Parish Cohasset.)
Press quotes:
“The voices of four women resonated throughout Shirley’s Historic Meetinghouse and sent shivers up our spines. We jumped in a unanimous standing ovation…If you ever have the opportunity to hear Anthology perform, run- don’t walk- and bring all your friends because it will blow you away!”
- Dawn McCall for The Shirley Volunteer
“These women know how to rock the house with kickass pop tunes, and make you swoon with their lush purple jazz chords. They can do it all… Pure tones, ringing chords and astonishing ability to drop from the most unlikely places into a perfect absolute unison.”
David Traugot for The Contemporary A Cappella Society
For more information about the concert, please contact Allegra Martin at (617) 872-0461.
