2018-2019
IAWM + FT&M Women, Feminists, and Music Conference
Berklee College of Music hosted the 2019 International Alliance for Women in Music + Feminist Theory & Music joint Conference, entitled Transforming Tomorrow Today. Colleen presented a solo lecture recital version of Strength & Sensitivity on June 7, 2019 at David Friend Hall in Boston, MA. The program included works commissioned and arranged specially for S&S, as well as pieces by Tania León and Berklee’s own Tim Hall.
S&S: Boston
On March 9, 2019, to celebrate Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day, and HeForShe Arts Week 2019, Strength & Sensitivity was presented as a full evening-length production by Kadence Arts. Held at Arts at the Armory, the concert presented a kaleidoscopic array of musical styles and spoken word examining Freedom and Power through feminist and intersectional lenses. The show featured four artists selected in the first S&S Open Call for Collaborators, performing original works created for Strength & Sensitivity. Numerous local musicians performed in addition to the featured artists, including Maria Finkelmeier, Doug Perkins, Mary Mackenzie, Stephanie Muñoz, Francesca McNeeley, the Boston Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, and more.
Featured Artists
Red Shaydez
Dinquinesh She-Ra
Thread Ensemble
Brian Calhoon / Marimba Cabaret
Photos by Fanny DuPuis
Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Awareness & Prevention Symposium
Strength & Sensitivity was featured as the keynote event for the University of Michigan’s first ever Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Awareness & Prevention in the Performing Arts Symposium. The performance, on February 26, 2019, featured the world premiere of a commission by Northern Irish composer/singer-songwriter Hannah McPhillimy: Bleed. Colleen also gave a special joint performance with Carla Canales, internationally renowned mezzo soprano and founder of The Canales Project and Hear Her Song.
Photos by Sydney Gembka
Commissions
Victor LaBozzetta: Do Your Dance Anyhow, for drum set + electronics
Kelsey Peterson: The Female Voice, poem