For the New Mexico Women’s Chorus, music has always been about more than harmony. Since its founding three decades ago, the ensemble has centered social justice as both its mission and its method. Singers from across the community come together to use their collective voice as a form of expression and action.
That purpose takes center stage in the chorus’ upcoming concert, Fired Up! Songs of Protest and Revolution, a program shaped directly by the political moment and the emotions of its members.
“We were founded 30 years ago in 1994 in Albuquerque, really, to bring together singers that wanted to spread a message of social justice,” says Deanna Lilley-Shaughnessy, vice chair of the New Mexico Women’s Chorus…