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Woman's Work
Saturday, November 18, 2023
under the direction of
Melinda Walwer
artistic director
Kris Montgomery, assistant director
Polina Mann, accompanist
Melinda Walwer
artistic director
Kris Montgomery, assistant director
Polina Mann, accompanist
Another Octave is…
Soprano 1 Laurie Edwards Vicki Metaxas Caitlin McClure Kris Montgomery, SL Rebecca Severance Soprano 2 Andrea Barley, SL Tess Beck Barbara Conover Curry Lindsay Crum Kim DeNote Nara Giannella, SL Anne Harrigan Charisse Hutton Karen Kriner Denise Laframboise Judy Lhamon Mindy Walwer, SL SL = section leader AO Board Charisse Hutton, chair Amy Weiss, vice chair Judy Lhamon, secretary Freddi Lindsay, treasurer Aurora Corteville, Ken Hudson, Karen Kriner, Joan Krogh, Carol Walter Freddi Lindsay, treasurer Aurora Corteville, Ken Hudson, Karen Kriner, Joan Krogh, Carol Walter |
Alto 1
Aurora Corteville Joan Krogh Dawn Melo Diana Resasco Chandra Rivers, SL Marilyn Russell Emily Stagg, SL Amy Weiss Nancy Welsch Alto 2 Renée Barley Barbara Brosseau Erica Champion, SL Amy Eppler-Epstein, SL Carol Gale Rhea Hirshman Freddi Lindsay Mary Roche Members On Leave Kathie Cote Galianna Erazo Laura Fawcett Rebecca Gilbert Kiyoko Shikata Karkowski Elisabeth Kennedy Ilene Lefland Bethany Mead Joyce Mercer Carol Walter |
My mother, Phyllis, occasionally chided me for my innocent childhood response to the oft asked question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“Nothing… like my mom,”
probably sounded more than a bit insulting to my housewife mother.
In truth, I was celebrating her. She was a woman constantly busy. When not seeing to the day-to-day, she might be found in the yard setting new patio stones, or out on the driveway refinishing antique furniture, or in her art studio painting or carving or crafting.
THAT’s what I wanted to be when I grew up!
Since before the dawn of time, women have worked and worked hard to create a better place for everyone around them. Our show tonight celebrates many of the traditional and not-so-traditional jobs women have held in the workplace and at home.
Viva la mujer! Viva Phyllis!
Mindy
“Nothing… like my mom,”
probably sounded more than a bit insulting to my housewife mother.
In truth, I was celebrating her. She was a woman constantly busy. When not seeing to the day-to-day, she might be found in the yard setting new patio stones, or out on the driveway refinishing antique furniture, or in her art studio painting or carving or crafting.
THAT’s what I wanted to be when I grew up!
Since before the dawn of time, women have worked and worked hard to create a better place for everyone around them. Our show tonight celebrates many of the traditional and not-so-traditional jobs women have held in the workplace and at home.
Viva la mujer! Viva Phyllis!
Mindy
Another Octave: Connecticut Women’s Chorus
presents . . .
Woman's Work
ACT ONE
Op’nin’ Medley, from Kiss Me, Kate
by Cole Porter; arr. Kris Montgomery
soloists: Chandra Rivers, Emily Stagg, Karen Kriner, Freddi Lindsay, Dawn Melo, Charisse Hutton
speakers: Anne Harrigan, Aurora Corteville, Tess Beck, Kim DeNote
Op’nin’ Medley includes two songs, Another Op’nin’, Another Show and We Open in Venice, from Porter’s backstage musical, Kiss Me, Kate. In the show, a troupe of actors travels the country performing Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
Four weeks, you rehearse and rehearse,
Three weeks, and it couldn’t be worse,
One week, will it ever be right?
Then, out o’ the hat, it’s that big first night!
by Cole Porter; arr. Kris Montgomery
soloists: Chandra Rivers, Emily Stagg, Karen Kriner, Freddi Lindsay, Dawn Melo, Charisse Hutton
speakers: Anne Harrigan, Aurora Corteville, Tess Beck, Kim DeNote
Op’nin’ Medley includes two songs, Another Op’nin’, Another Show and We Open in Venice, from Porter’s backstage musical, Kiss Me, Kate. In the show, a troupe of actors travels the country performing Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
Four weeks, you rehearse and rehearse,
Three weeks, and it couldn’t be worse,
One week, will it ever be right?
Then, out o’ the hat, it’s that big first night!
9 to 5
by Dolly Parton; arr. Kris Montgomery
soloists: Andrea Barley & Denise Laframboise
9 to 5, the theme song from the 1980 film of the same name about three women stuck in pink collar jobs, is one of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits. A crossover hit — going to #1 on both the pop and country charts — it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won two Grammy Awards: Country Song of the Year and Female Country Vocal of the Year. In 2017, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
by Dolly Parton; arr. Kris Montgomery
soloists: Andrea Barley & Denise Laframboise
9 to 5, the theme song from the 1980 film of the same name about three women stuck in pink collar jobs, is one of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits. A crossover hit — going to #1 on both the pop and country charts — it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won two Grammy Awards: Country Song of the Year and Female Country Vocal of the Year. In 2017, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Around Here, from the Broadway musical 9 to 5
by Dolly Parton; arr. Stephen Oremus, Alex Lacamoire
soloist: Kris Montgomery w/ Mindy Walwer & Karen Kriner
Written for the Broadway musical version of 9 to 5. Supervisor Violet Newstead is showing her new employee Judy the ropes of working in the secretarial pool at Consolidated Industries.
You gotta know what to do, you gotta do it in a hurry
Gotta hustle, gotta bustle, gotta scoot, you gotta scurry
‘Cause we got no time to fool around around here
by Dolly Parton; arr. Stephen Oremus, Alex Lacamoire
soloist: Kris Montgomery w/ Mindy Walwer & Karen Kriner
Written for the Broadway musical version of 9 to 5. Supervisor Violet Newstead is showing her new employee Judy the ropes of working in the secretarial pool at Consolidated Industries.
You gotta know what to do, you gotta do it in a hurry
Gotta hustle, gotta bustle, gotta scoot, you gotta scurry
‘Cause we got no time to fool around around here
Rosie the Riveter
by Redd Evans & John Jacob Loeb, arr. Leora Zimmer
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. The name was first used in 1942 in this song. There were multiple recordings of this song, and it even inspired a movie.
All the day long, whether rain or shine
She's a part of the assembly line.
She's making history, working for victory
Rosie, the Riveter
by Redd Evans & John Jacob Loeb, arr. Leora Zimmer
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. The name was first used in 1942 in this song. There were multiple recordings of this song, and it even inspired a movie.
All the day long, whether rain or shine
She's a part of the assembly line.
She's making history, working for victory
Rosie, the Riveter
…A Girl’s Best Friend, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Jule Styne & Leo Robin; arr. Alan Billingsley
soloist: Nara Giannella
Tess Beck, Aurora Corteville Lindsay Crum, Kim DeNote, Caitlin McClure, Chandra Rivers, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Mindy Walwer
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend is a jazz song from Gentleman Prefer Blondes, a Broadway show/film about two women on a road trip. The song was performed by Marilyn Monroe in the film. Our version features items we prefer to diamonds.
The French are glad to die for love, they delight in fighting duels
But I prefer someone who lives and gives expensive tools.
by Jule Styne & Leo Robin; arr. Alan Billingsley
soloist: Nara Giannella
Tess Beck, Aurora Corteville Lindsay Crum, Kim DeNote, Caitlin McClure, Chandra Rivers, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Mindy Walwer
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend is a jazz song from Gentleman Prefer Blondes, a Broadway show/film about two women on a road trip. The song was performed by Marilyn Monroe in the film. Our version features items we prefer to diamonds.
The French are glad to die for love, they delight in fighting duels
But I prefer someone who lives and gives expensive tools.
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Victory Song
(The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Song)
by L. Pepper Paire Davis & Nalda Bird Phillips; arr. Leora Zimmer
Andrea Barley, Barbara Brosseau, Lindsay Crum, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Caitlin McClure, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Mary Roche, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Amy Weiss, Nancy Welsch
Victory Song was the official song of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) which existed from 1943 to 1954. The league was founded to keep baseball in the public eye while men were fighting in World War II. The women were scouted from across the country and selected not just for their athletic skills but also for projecting a “feminine ideal.”
’Batter up!’ Hear that call?
The time has come for one and all to play ball!
(The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Song)
by L. Pepper Paire Davis & Nalda Bird Phillips; arr. Leora Zimmer
Andrea Barley, Barbara Brosseau, Lindsay Crum, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Caitlin McClure, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Mary Roche, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Amy Weiss, Nancy Welsch
Victory Song was the official song of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) which existed from 1943 to 1954. The league was founded to keep baseball in the public eye while men were fighting in World War II. The women were scouted from across the country and selected not just for their athletic skills but also for projecting a “feminine ideal.”
’Batter up!’ Hear that call?
The time has come for one and all to play ball!
Grateful thanks to ALL 80 donors
who helped us raise $8,500 through The Great Give 2023
and to these friends who donated to the Great Give 2023 Match Fund
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Neat to be a Newsgirl, from Working
by Stephen Schwartz
soloists: Lindsay Crum & Rebecca Severance
Tess Beck, Barbara Brosseau, Aurora Corteville, Kim DeNote, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Kris Montgomery
The Broadway musical Working is based on the book by Studs Turkel. Several chorus members delivered newspapers as their first work experience. Ironically, when we were hired, the first instruction we were given was, “Don’t throw the paper in the bushes!" Who knew that was actually a thing???
Gee, it’s neat to be a newsgirl
You ride your bike around the neighborhood,
You get known at the stores and outta your chores,
And it pays real good… if you’re eleven
by Stephen Schwartz
soloists: Lindsay Crum & Rebecca Severance
Tess Beck, Barbara Brosseau, Aurora Corteville, Kim DeNote, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Kris Montgomery
The Broadway musical Working is based on the book by Studs Turkel. Several chorus members delivered newspapers as their first work experience. Ironically, when we were hired, the first instruction we were given was, “Don’t throw the paper in the bushes!" Who knew that was actually a thing???
Gee, it’s neat to be a newsgirl
You ride your bike around the neighborhood,
You get known at the stores and outta your chores,
And it pays real good… if you’re eleven
Menu Song &
Tips, both from Pump Boys and Dinettes
by Debra Monk & Cass Morgan; arr. Kris Montgomery / transcribed by Melinda Walwer
soloists: Karen Kriner & Andrea Barley
Tess Beck, Erica Champion, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Joan Krogh, Freddi Lindsay, Caitlin McClure, Kris Montgomery, Rebecca Severance, Amy Weiss
Menu Song and Tips were written for the Broadway musical Pump Boys and Dinettes by Debra Monk/Cass Morgan, two actresses who obviously had experience waiting tables. People who have waited tables tend to be better tippers, because once you wait tables you understand how difficult it is. Here’s to all the women who pay the bills by “slinging hash.”
Well, you may be good looking and have lots of charm,
And I feel hot and sexy when you touch my arm,
But I’m warning you now, I’ll turn from hot to cold quick,
If when you finish at the table, you haven’t left this chick a tip.
Tips, both from Pump Boys and Dinettes
by Debra Monk & Cass Morgan; arr. Kris Montgomery / transcribed by Melinda Walwer
soloists: Karen Kriner & Andrea Barley
Tess Beck, Erica Champion, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Joan Krogh, Freddi Lindsay, Caitlin McClure, Kris Montgomery, Rebecca Severance, Amy Weiss
Menu Song and Tips were written for the Broadway musical Pump Boys and Dinettes by Debra Monk/Cass Morgan, two actresses who obviously had experience waiting tables. People who have waited tables tend to be better tippers, because once you wait tables you understand how difficult it is. Here’s to all the women who pay the bills by “slinging hash.”
Well, you may be good looking and have lots of charm,
And I feel hot and sexy when you touch my arm,
But I’m warning you now, I’ll turn from hot to cold quick,
If when you finish at the table, you haven’t left this chick a tip.
Me and the Sky, from Come from Away
by Irene Sankoff & David Hein; transcribed by Melinda Walwer
Kris Montgomery w/ Amy Eppler-Epstein, Anne Harrigan, Mindy Walwer
Me and the Sky is from the Broadway musical Come from Away about the grounding of planes in Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. One of the grounded planes was piloted by Beverley Bass, the first woman pilot hired by American Airlines. The song details her life as a pilot up until the devastating moment her plane was grounded due to the attacks.
But I was too young and too short,
and there were no female captains
And my dad said, “Be patient.” He said,
“Just see what happens.”
by Irene Sankoff & David Hein; transcribed by Melinda Walwer
Kris Montgomery w/ Amy Eppler-Epstein, Anne Harrigan, Mindy Walwer
Me and the Sky is from the Broadway musical Come from Away about the grounding of planes in Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. One of the grounded planes was piloted by Beverley Bass, the first woman pilot hired by American Airlines. The song details her life as a pilot up until the devastating moment her plane was grounded due to the attacks.
But I was too young and too short,
and there were no female captains
And my dad said, “Be patient.” He said,
“Just see what happens.”
Walking in Memphis
by Marc Cohn; arr. Montgomery Walwer
soloists: Dawn Melo & Karen Kriner
Walking in Memphis is an autobiographical song by singer/songwriter Marc Cohn about his spiritual awakening during a trip to Memphis. The heart of the song is in the last verse where he talks about meeting Muriel Wilkins, a little-known club singer and pianist. He is quoted as saying, “I talked to her for an hour, and then she invited me up to sing. She ended up changing my life. She had an incredible effect on me, not only as a musician but as a person. She saw things in me and shared things with me that I don’t normally talk about.”
I was walking in Memphis,
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale [Street]
Walking in Memphis.
Do I really feel the way I feel?
by Marc Cohn; arr. Montgomery Walwer
soloists: Dawn Melo & Karen Kriner
Walking in Memphis is an autobiographical song by singer/songwriter Marc Cohn about his spiritual awakening during a trip to Memphis. The heart of the song is in the last verse where he talks about meeting Muriel Wilkins, a little-known club singer and pianist. He is quoted as saying, “I talked to her for an hour, and then she invited me up to sing. She ended up changing my life. She had an incredible effect on me, not only as a musician but as a person. She saw things in me and shared things with me that I don’t normally talk about.”
I was walking in Memphis,
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale [Street]
Walking in Memphis.
Do I really feel the way I feel?
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We are grateful to faithful supporters in our live audience and beyond.
Singing for you gives us great pleasure. Thank you!
Singing for you gives us great pleasure. Thank you!
ACT TWO
Car Wash
by Norman Whitfield; arr. Ryan James
soloists: Mindy Walwer, Denise Laframboise, Kris Montgomery
Car Wash is the theme song from the 1976 movie of the same name. The original version, sung by Rose Royce, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott in 2004 for the movie A Shark Tale. Aguilera was reportedly paid a million dollars for the recording. Nice work, if you can get it!
You might not ever get rich
Let me tell ya, it’s better than digging a ditch.
There ain’t no telling who you might meet
A movie star or maybe a common thief.
by Norman Whitfield; arr. Ryan James
soloists: Mindy Walwer, Denise Laframboise, Kris Montgomery
Car Wash is the theme song from the 1976 movie of the same name. The original version, sung by Rose Royce, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott in 2004 for the movie A Shark Tale. Aguilera was reportedly paid a million dollars for the recording. Nice work, if you can get it!
You might not ever get rich
Let me tell ya, it’s better than digging a ditch.
There ain’t no telling who you might meet
A movie star or maybe a common thief.
A Mover’s Life, from I Love My Wife
by Cy Coleman & Michael Stewart
Rebecca Severance, Kim DeNote, Freddi Lindsay, Amy Eppler-Epstein, Kris Montgomery
A Mover’s Life is from the Broadway musical I Love My Wife, based on the film Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. The show was one of the first that featured actors who sang AND played instruments AND moved the set around. The show worked all of that action into the production by having four of the actors playing movers.
To be a moving gal’s the noblest trade on earth.
by Cy Coleman & Michael Stewart
Rebecca Severance, Kim DeNote, Freddi Lindsay, Amy Eppler-Epstein, Kris Montgomery
A Mover’s Life is from the Broadway musical I Love My Wife, based on the film Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. The show was one of the first that featured actors who sang AND played instruments AND moved the set around. The show worked all of that action into the production by having four of the actors playing movers.
To be a moving gal’s the noblest trade on earth.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
No Me Diga, from In the Heights
by Lin-Manuel Miranda; arr. Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman
soloists: Mindy Walwer, Denise Laframboise, Andrea Barley, Lindsay Crum, Barbara Brosseau, Chandra Rivers
Aurora Corteville, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Karen Kriner, Judy Lhamon, Caitlin McClure, Diana Resasco, Amy Weiss
Lin-Manuel Miranda began writing the musical In the Heights while an undergraduate at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. The show was first done as a one-act and was seen by two other students who approached Miranda about developing it as a full length show with the idea of bringing it to Broadway. The full show was produced in 2005 at the National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and was followed by an Off-Broadway production in 2007. In the Heights opened on Broadway in 2008, winning four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
A little off the top, a little on the side,
A little bit of news you’ve heard around the Barrio…
Tell me something I don’t know...
by Lin-Manuel Miranda; arr. Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman
soloists: Mindy Walwer, Denise Laframboise, Andrea Barley, Lindsay Crum, Barbara Brosseau, Chandra Rivers
Aurora Corteville, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Karen Kriner, Judy Lhamon, Caitlin McClure, Diana Resasco, Amy Weiss
Lin-Manuel Miranda began writing the musical In the Heights while an undergraduate at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. The show was first done as a one-act and was seen by two other students who approached Miranda about developing it as a full length show with the idea of bringing it to Broadway. The full show was produced in 2005 at the National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and was followed by an Off-Broadway production in 2007. In the Heights opened on Broadway in 2008, winning four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
A little off the top, a little on the side,
A little bit of news you’ve heard around the Barrio…
Tell me something I don’t know...
Millwork, from Working
by James Taylor; transcribed by Melinda Walwer
Emily Stagg, Erica Champion, w/ Mary Roche weaving
Millwork by James Taylor is another song we sing tonight from the Broadway musical Working. The song was also recorded by James Taylor on his 1979 album Flag. Taylor was inspired to write Millwork after reading a story about a woman working in a shoe manufacturing plant in Massachusetts.
I get to ride home in the evening, staring at my hands,
Swearing by my sorrow that
a young girl ought to stand a better chance.
by James Taylor; transcribed by Melinda Walwer
Emily Stagg, Erica Champion, w/ Mary Roche weaving
Millwork by James Taylor is another song we sing tonight from the Broadway musical Working. The song was also recorded by James Taylor on his 1979 album Flag. Taylor was inspired to write Millwork after reading a story about a woman working in a shoe manufacturing plant in Massachusetts.
I get to ride home in the evening, staring at my hands,
Swearing by my sorrow that
a young girl ought to stand a better chance.
Union Label
by Malcolm Dodds & Paula Green
Tess Beck, Lindsay Crum, Erica Champion, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Judy Lhamon, Freddi Lindsay, Caitlin McClure, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Mary Roche, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Nancy Welsch
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU or just ILG) was founded in 1900. Once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, it was the first to be made up primarily of women workers. The union merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in the 1990s and with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union in 2004. Today, the combined union, called UNITE HERE, has 300,000 members.
Remember somewhere our union’s sewing;
Our wages going to feed the kids and run the house.
by Malcolm Dodds & Paula Green
Tess Beck, Lindsay Crum, Erica Champion, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Judy Lhamon, Freddi Lindsay, Caitlin McClure, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Mary Roche, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Nancy Welsch
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU or just ILG) was founded in 1900. Once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, it was the first to be made up primarily of women workers. The union merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in the 1990s and with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union in 2004. Today, the combined union, called UNITE HERE, has 300,000 members.
Remember somewhere our union’s sewing;
Our wages going to feed the kids and run the house.
Teacher Song
by Deborah Romeyns
Andrea Barley, Renée Barley, Tess Beck, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Amy Weiss, Nancy Welsch
Deborah Romeyns, a singer/songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba, masquerades as a high school biology teacher and massage therapist by day. She is best known for her folk songs celebrating of the Manitoba prairie. Teacher Song is written about LGBTQ teachers who lost their jobs due to fear and prejudice when their differences were discovered.
So I gave them my time and my care, I took a chance.
Now you say you don’t need me anymore, I can’t stay here anymore,
I can’t teach here anymore.
by Deborah Romeyns
Andrea Barley, Renée Barley, Tess Beck, Kim DeNote, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Joan Krogh, Dawn Melo, Chandra Rivers, Marilyn Russell, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg, Amy Weiss, Nancy Welsch
Deborah Romeyns, a singer/songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba, masquerades as a high school biology teacher and massage therapist by day. She is best known for her folk songs celebrating of the Manitoba prairie. Teacher Song is written about LGBTQ teachers who lost their jobs due to fear and prejudice when their differences were discovered.
So I gave them my time and my care, I took a chance.
Now you say you don’t need me anymore, I can’t stay here anymore,
I can’t teach here anymore.
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Queen of the House
by Roger Miller, Lyrics by Mary Virginia Taylor
Lindsay Crum, Freddi Lindsay, Denise Laframboise, Nancy Welsch
Queen of the House was written as an “answer song” to Roger Miller’s King of the Road. Mary Taylor is a singer/songwriter who had a contract with Capitol Records when she wrote the new lyrics. She called Roger Miller (who she knew) to tell him that she’d written the song. He suggested she record it herself but her existing contract would not allow her to do so, because she had a single out. The song was brought to the attention of folk singer Jody Miller (no relation to Roger), who initially was reluctant to do the song because she didn’t think it suited her. She eventually did record it and won a Grammy Award for her performance.
Up every day at 6; bacon and eggs to fix
Four kids from 1 to 4... Pretty soon there’ll be one more.
by Roger Miller, Lyrics by Mary Virginia Taylor
Lindsay Crum, Freddi Lindsay, Denise Laframboise, Nancy Welsch
Queen of the House was written as an “answer song” to Roger Miller’s King of the Road. Mary Taylor is a singer/songwriter who had a contract with Capitol Records when she wrote the new lyrics. She called Roger Miller (who she knew) to tell him that she’d written the song. He suggested she record it herself but her existing contract would not allow her to do so, because she had a single out. The song was brought to the attention of folk singer Jody Miller (no relation to Roger), who initially was reluctant to do the song because she didn’t think it suited her. She eventually did record it and won a Grammy Award for her performance.
Up every day at 6; bacon and eggs to fix
Four kids from 1 to 4... Pretty soon there’ll be one more.
Cleanin’ Women, from Working
by Micki Grant
soloist: Mindy Walwer
Andrea Barley, Barbara Brosseau, Kim DeNote, Amy Eppler-Epstein, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Caitlin McClure, Kris Montgomery, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg
Cleanin’ Women was written by Micki Grant and is the last of our songs from the Broadway musical Working. Grant was nominated for three Tony Awards for her music including one for her contributions to Working. Another of her nominations was for Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, a hit gospel musical that also was the first Broadway show to be directed by an African-American woman, Vinnette Carroll. In addition to writing the lyrics and music for that show, Grant also wrote the book AND starred. She paved the way for others, like Lin-Manuel Miranda, to do the same.
They worked six days a week, all day long.
Never could get out of debt.
Those were the days when the minimum wage was ...
Anything you could get.
by Micki Grant
soloist: Mindy Walwer
Andrea Barley, Barbara Brosseau, Kim DeNote, Amy Eppler-Epstein, Carol Gale, Nara Giannella, Anne Harrigan, Rhea Hirshman, Caitlin McClure, Kris Montgomery, Rebecca Severance, Emily Stagg
Cleanin’ Women was written by Micki Grant and is the last of our songs from the Broadway musical Working. Grant was nominated for three Tony Awards for her music including one for her contributions to Working. Another of her nominations was for Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, a hit gospel musical that also was the first Broadway show to be directed by an African-American woman, Vinnette Carroll. In addition to writing the lyrics and music for that show, Grant also wrote the book AND starred. She paved the way for others, like Lin-Manuel Miranda, to do the same.
They worked six days a week, all day long.
Never could get out of debt.
Those were the days when the minimum wage was ...
Anything you could get.
Fifty-Nine Cents
by Fred Small; arr. Joan Simcoe, additional lyrics by Dianna MacLeod
While women have made progress in achieving equal pay for equal work, we still have a long way to go. Comparing full-time, year-round workers in 2022, women overall were paid just 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. For Black women, the ratio was 70 cents to the dollar; for Latina women, it was 65 cents to the dollar. These discrepancies can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over a working lifetime.
You work hard for your money, but your paycheck they steal.
by Fred Small; arr. Joan Simcoe, additional lyrics by Dianna MacLeod
While women have made progress in achieving equal pay for equal work, we still have a long way to go. Comparing full-time, year-round workers in 2022, women overall were paid just 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. For Black women, the ratio was 70 cents to the dollar; for Latina women, it was 65 cents to the dollar. These discrepancies can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over a working lifetime.
You work hard for your money, but your paycheck they steal.
Manic Monday
by Prince
Originally written by Prince for his protégé group, Apollonia 6, Manic Monday was first released in 1986 by the all-girl pop rock group The Bangles. When Prince heard the Bangles’ first album, he decided to give the song to them but changed the name on his song credit to “Christopher.” Manic Monday peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was kept out of the number one spot by the song Kiss... by Prince and the Revolution.
Have to catch an early train, got to be to work by 9,
But if I had an airplane, I still couldn’t make it on time
by Prince
Originally written by Prince for his protégé group, Apollonia 6, Manic Monday was first released in 1986 by the all-girl pop rock group The Bangles. When Prince heard the Bangles’ first album, he decided to give the song to them but changed the name on his song credit to “Christopher.” Manic Monday peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was kept out of the number one spot by the song Kiss... by Prince and the Revolution.
Have to catch an early train, got to be to work by 9,
But if I had an airplane, I still couldn’t make it on time
Thank you to Hamden’s
FLOWERS FROM THE FARM
FLOWERS FROM THE FARM
The AO Band
Polina Mann: piano, keyboard
Carole Sylvester: drums, percussion
Amy Eppler-Epstein: flute, penny whistle
Carol Gale: guitar
Karen Kriner: viola
Amy Weiss: vibraslap
Polina Mann: piano, keyboard
Carole Sylvester: drums, percussion
Amy Eppler-Epstein: flute, penny whistle
Carol Gale: guitar
Karen Kriner: viola
Amy Weiss: vibraslap
Sound Technician
Matthew Glasser
Music Transcriptions
Melinda Walwer
Practice Tracks
Kris Montgomery, Melinda Walwer,
Erica & Isla Champion, Andrea Barley, Rebecca Severance
Library
Kathie Cote
Front of House
Nic Souris & the AO Auxiliary
Jecy Belmont
Ken Hudson
Susan Isch
John Kennedy
Gwen Severance
Lynn Severance
Chris Stagg
Lisa Warring
Rehearsal set-up – Amy Weiss
Costumes & Props
Tess Beck, Barbara Brosseau, Kris Montgomery
Matthew Glasser
Music Transcriptions
Melinda Walwer
Practice Tracks
Kris Montgomery, Melinda Walwer,
Erica & Isla Champion, Andrea Barley, Rebecca Severance
Library
Kathie Cote
Front of House
Nic Souris & the AO Auxiliary
Jecy Belmont
Ken Hudson
Susan Isch
John Kennedy
Gwen Severance
Lynn Severance
Chris Stagg
Lisa Warring
Rehearsal set-up – Amy Weiss
Costumes & Props
Tess Beck, Barbara Brosseau, Kris Montgomery
Program & Press
editors – Rhea Hirshman, Erica Champion, & Melinda Walwer
staff writers – Rhea Hirshman & Kris Montgomery
publicity – Karen Kriner, Erica Champion, & Rhea Hirshman
artwork – Eva Weymouth
editors – Rhea Hirshman, Erica Champion, & Melinda Walwer
staff writers – Rhea Hirshman & Kris Montgomery
publicity – Karen Kriner, Erica Champion, & Rhea Hirshman
artwork – Eva Weymouth
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