Save the Date for our fall concert!
"Here's to the Women!"

Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 - 7:00PM

Unitarian Society of New Haven
700 Hartford Turnpike
Hamden, CT

What do Brandy, Jolene, Marie, our grandmothers, and three little maids have in common? You can meet them all — and other intriguing characters — at Here’s to the Women!

Spend an evening enjoying the company of women you probably know — Brandy, Jolene, Maria — and many you probably haven’t met yet. Our fall show, Here’s to the Women!, will introduce you to thoroughly modern Millie as she shows off her Charleston moves, and to Marie and her girlfriend waltzing at their prom. We’ll pay homage to our mothers and grandmothers, and to women rebelling against what’s expected of us. Three little maids from school will make an appearance.

We’ve gathered country and folk tunes, Broadway repertoire, pop and jazz to create this varied cast of characters. Come meet them all in Here’s to the Women!

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Another Octave is grateful for support from

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Dear Friends of Another Octave:

 One hundred thirty seven donors
helped raise over $13,000
for Another Octave in the Great Give 2024!

THANK YOU for your support!

ALL of us at Another Octave
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Another Octave reaffirms our commitment to promoting equity and justice for our Black sisters through our words, actions, and music. Black Lives Matter. Black Trans Lives Matter. Say Her Name.

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade are just a few examples of the epidemic of violence against Black people in America. As a women’s chorus founded by lesbians and currently family to 50 women and gender nonconforming folks from a variety of backgrounds, Another Octave celebrates diversity and condemns discrimination - overt, unconscious, and systemic. We stand with the families of those whose names we’ve heard and those we haven’t who have been victims of racialized violence, police brutality, and vigilantism. We stand with people around the world protesting that violence. We recognize that our mission of giving voice to the lived experiences of all women includes that of Black women. We strive to be a community that uplifts the voices of the marginalized and celebrates rather than appropriates. Another Octave commits to being introspective as an organization and continually learning about and supporting racial justice.

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I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise

-  From “Into the Daybreak (Still I Rise)” by Maya Angelou
Copyright Maya Angelou and Caged Bird Legacy

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"I am always moved by the passion and communication of the meaning of the text in every performance by Another Octave." - Robin Doyle, West Hartford Women’s Chorale​

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