LISTEN
Giving voice to stories too often unheard.
LISTEN brings together powerful choral works that invite us to bear witness to experiences of injustice, grief, and resilience. Featuring commissions and landmark works from Resonance Ensemble’s first decade, the album gives voice to stories that demand our attention and reminds us of the healing and connection that become possible when we truly listen.
The album explores themes of:
Witness: Melissa Dunphy’s LISTEN sets the testimony of Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, asking whether we have truly heard the voices of women who speak out.
Grief and Transformation: Renée Favand-See’s Only in Falling, setting poetry by Wendell Berry, offers a moving meditation on loss, love, and the possibility of finding light through grief.
“It is so much better when we listen. Listen to recognize yourself in the other.
Recognize yourself in someone else’s pain, someone else’s laughter — struggles — singing.”
—S. Renee Mitchell, Poet
Album: LISTEN
Artist: Resonance Ensemble
Record Label: Self-released
Release date: October 14, 2023
Format: Digital and CD
View the LISTEN concert program: View here
Buy/stream:
Bandcamp | Resonance Ensemble website
GO BEYOND THE MUSIC
We invite you to explore the pieces, the artists, and their stories in our Commission Stories gallery—an important archive of the work we’ve premiered, the artists we’ve supported, and the impact these collaborations have had on our communities.
