<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_0">Windsong</span>,
Cleveland’s feminist chorus, will present its winter concert, “Peace Offering,”
at<span style=""> </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_1">4:00 pm on January 18, 2009</span> at The Church
of the Covenant, 11205 <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_2">Euclid Avenue</span> in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_3">University Circle</span>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;">The
program, conducted by artistic director Karen Weaver and accompanied by pianist
KarinTooley, includes selections as various as an Iraqi <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_4">folk song</span> in Arabic
and a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_5">Kwanzaa</span> piece in Swahili, with works by Ralph Vaughn Williams, Fred
Hellerman and Pat Humphries, as well as numbers made popular by <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_6">Bette Midler</span>,
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_7">Holly Near</span> and the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_8">Andrews Sisters</span>. The ensemble will be joined by
percussionist Janet Pemberton and Gene Epstein on cello and bass. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;">“
This is music about our commitment to making a positive difference in a broken
world,” says Weaver, “recognizing both the similarities between cultures and
the fears that create conflict. We will sing about separation and unity,
devastation and healing, insecurity and solace.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;">Tickets
are $12 in advance or $15 at the door, half-price for students and children.
They may be purchased at the group’s website, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.windsongchorus.org/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.windsongchorus.org</span></a>,
or from any Windsong member. A reception follows the concert.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>This performance will be the first in
Windsong’s new home. Now a part of the University Circle cultural community,
the chorus will be in residence at <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_9">The Church of the Covenant</span>. <span style=""> </span>Rehearsals for the new season are <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_10">Sundays, 2:00 to 4:00 pm</span> , at the church,
beginning <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_11">January 25</span>. A non-auditioned chorus, Windsong welcomes new singers. Women
wishing to join may visit the Windsong web site or call <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1231601744_12">216-556-0858</span> for more
information.</p></div></div></body></html>