Friends,
As you begin seeing live music, dance and theatre coming back to the stage, please remember that we are carefully reentering a place that has been empty for some 20 months. Our hearts are full and excited, but terrified and cautious. We are happy to be “off the screen” and together, but it has been a long and difficult process. We are grateful that things have improved to a point that we can perform again, but please remember we also grieve the wild abandon with which we were able to share our art with you 2 years ago.
We are coming, victorious, out of a battle like we’ve never fought before and there is pain amidst our joy. There is fallout as with any battle. But we are strong, we are survivors. We will rebuild and heal.
We hope you, our audiences, will support live, in person performances and gallery exhibits like you’ve never done before.
Our time has arrived to step back on the stage and share our passion. We hope to see you there to share it with us.
Rebecca Rottsolk, Artistic Director
Mirinesse Women's Choir Supports Black Lives Matter
Mirinesse Women's Choir envisions an inclusive culture that broadly supports choral arts and promotes the social, emotional and physical benefits of the shared choral experience. We cannot deny, however, that systemic racism and social and economic disparities have prevented a welcoming intention from translating into universal access and opportunity.
As a choir, we have always communicated our thoughts and emotions through singing. While the COVID-19 pandemic prevents us from gathering and singing together in the usual way, we recognize that we still have a voice. This voice acknowledges the places of privilege that we occupy. This voice promises, today and moving forward, to work towards change so that the inclusive culture we envision can become a reality.
Today, with this voice we sing out to the world:
Black Lives Matter. Racism is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. The institutional legacy of inequity and inequality must end.
Updated Statement - All Concerts Postponed
Mirinesse Women's Choir is committed to the health and safety of our singers and audiences. We have been closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and with recent updates and under guidance provided by King County Public Health, Washington State Department of Health, and the CDC, we have decided to postpone our concerts.