Celebrating Cole Porter and Billy Strayhorn.
, believes it’s imperative to highlight the jazz of these men in order to educate not only the singers, but also audience members who might not be familiar with their stories and their impact on popular music of the 1930s and ’40s.
“It’s crucial. It’s not as if inequity is completely absent from our society today. We still have discrimination in the music world. We still have an outsized majority of composers who identify as white straight men," she continues."When we choose to specifically highlight queer composers or minority composers, that is what tells the world that this music is every bit as good as the music that was written by Mozart or Beethoven.
“I never, ever would have had that opportunity if it wasn’t for Clelyn and the Denver’s Women Chorus. … It’s terrifying. I’m telling you, I was mortified that I got the solo,” she says, adding that she’s been following the Rule of Six P's — “Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance" — and is dedicating her solo to her husband as a thirtieth wedding anniversary gift. “It’s such a great opportunity. It’s a blessing to have the chance to be feeling this way.
“Just having a safe space is always so important. … Knowing that we’re all safe in our expression of sexuality or identity is of such paramount importance. Straight people feel safe in their sexuality wherever they go. The grocery store is a safe place for them; it isn’t necessarily for the rest of us,” Moser points out."Having a place we can go for even a few hours and just be absolutely, 100 percent safe and authentic and open is freeing, and it helps boost self-love and self-care.
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