Cambridge Common Voices is a community chorus established in partnership between Harvard College and the Threshold Program at Lesley University, a transition program for young adults with diverse learning challenges. This ensemble strives to create an inclusive musical space and practice, affirming individual voices, and explore innovative approaches to music-making, including elements of Universal Design for Learning and Empowering Song.
Cambridge Common Voices positions disability not as deficit, but as a facet of human diversity worthy of creative exploration and appreciation. Affirming the individual and collective funds of knowledge within its community, the ensemble aspires to frame disability as a resource of artistic ingenuity that holds the potential to broaden the concepts of choral music and revolutionize artistic praxis in conventional settings.
Cambridge Common Voices positions disability not as deficit, but as a facet of human diversity worthy of creative exploration and appreciation. Affirming the individual and collective funds of knowledge within its community, the ensemble aspires to frame disability as a resource of artistic ingenuity that holds the potential to broaden the concepts of choral music and revolutionize artistic praxis in conventional settings.
Spring 2020 Roster
Our Voices
Our Voices
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Sarah Allen
Hannah Alton Sasha Andrus Jenny Baker Seth Billiau Rosalind DeLaura Victor DeVaul Clara Dombeck Brighdin Fitzpatrick Rebecca Flam Liz Fossum Marisa Giangregorio |
Kristina Gillis
Gaurav Goel Joey Griffith Campbell Grousbeck Daniel Guo Nazeli Hagen Lauren Hallett Zachary Jacobson Miso Kwak Rachel Lim Mona Miao Maggie Newell |
Sai Pitman
Vivi Ravi Nathan Reiff Adam Roberge Jack Robins-Somerville Suhas Sarma Ellie Slager Tess Stromberg Kyra Teboe Lynn Waskelis Henry Weinberg Leo Weisskoff |
Director: Dr. Andrew Clark
Co-Facilitators: Will Houchin, Dr. James Gutierrez, Dr. Jennifer Zuk
Co-Facilitators: Will Houchin, Dr. James Gutierrez, Dr. Jennifer Zuk
The Choral Commons Podcast Feature
Cambridge Common Voices was featured on the second episode of The Choral Commons podcast ENGAGE series on July 1, 2020. Emilie Amrein and André de Quadros of The Choral Commons spoke with Andrew Clark and Kristina Gillis about Cambridge Common Voices. The podcast episode features a moving choral response to the conversation about disability justice and radical inclusion, created by producers Bradford Dumont, Krystal Morin, members of Cambridge Common Voices, and VOICES 21C.
