Arts & Entertainment
Gay Music Festival
Takes Main Stage
Samadhi Singers Sing
for Pride
Samadhi Singers Sing for Pride
by Jade Wolfe
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Selections ranged from Broadway hits to classic choral favorites. On two numbers, skilled piping added to the charm of the Samadhi Singers tones. Many of the songs featured soloists: Michael Brown, Wayne Hobbs, Anne Clark, Josh Slade, Pasha Rivers-McMahon, and Chris Leslie. A duet featured Chuck Franklin and George Reynolds. Adding touches of class to the music were clarinet and penny whistle.
The evening’s finale was a performance of “These Green Mountains”, the newly-dedicated Vermont State Song written by Diane B. Martin. Ms. Martin attended and offered this reflection “tonight, as I listened to the Samadhi Singers’ beautiful rendition, I heard the line ‘look with pride on the golden dome’ in a way I never had before. I felt proud that the song crossed all borders to include every Vermonter, and the meaning of ‘pride’ within the song took on a new significance. It is my hope that Vermont’s gay community can embrace the song and sing it proudly”.
All of the evening’s proceeds were donated to the R.U.1.2? organization.