Womansong is thrilled to share the day with so many wonderful musicians on Sunday, September 29th beginning at noon, to celebrate women in music! Stop by our table and simply say hi! You can also enter to win two free tickets to our upcoming November 15th concert. A Womansong concert is a great way to spend an evening listening to thought provoking music sung by local folx!
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday! The schedule of music is included here.
Tickets are $20 for the whole day ahead of time and $25 at the door on the day of the event. Cheers!
We had a great time at Pride! Click to experience our joy!
Womansong will be at Blue Ridge Pride this year! Stop by and say “hi”! We look forward to meeting all of our friends and family in the community.
Stop by our booth and enter for a chance to win two tickets to our November 15th concert! A $40 value!
Womansong welcomes all who identify within the women’s experience and sing in the treble range. We affirm and support diversity of race, color, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, socioeconomic background, national origin, immigration status, and spiritual beliefs.
Blue Ridge Pride will be at Pack Square from 11 – 6pm on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
[Asheville, NC] – Womansong of Asheville has announced their first songwriting contest, “Melodies of Inclusion.” The winning original song will celebrate gender expansiveness and be performed by Womansong, a social justice-oriented treble-voice chorus. Assistant Director Claire Lemke says, “Our goal is to support songwriters in our region, as well as to increase the repertoire of choral music that speaks to the topic of gender diversity. We are excited to offer this contest opportunity to all songwriters based in Western North Carolina.”
The contest will award the winner a stipend of $1,000 and the opportunity to perform the song with Womansong at their May 2025 concert, “A Room Of Our Own.”
This songwriting contest is part of a 3-concert series project entitled “Women – Together We Can Change the World,” focusing on the legacy of powerful women (May 2024), to the changing conception of what a woman is and can be (November 2024), to the powerful messages and voices women have with woman-composed songs (May 2025).
In this context, Womansong chooses to use the word woman in a gender-expansive way, including those who identify as gender-nonconforming, non-binary, and/or transgender. Lemke says, “This fall we will also celebrate inclusiveness by co-hosting a forum about embracing all conceptions of gender in artistic spaces. We want to share our process of adopting this statement of diversity and inclusion: ‘Womansong welcomes all who identify within the women’s experience and sing in the treble range. We affirm and support diversity of race, color, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, socioeconomic background, national origin, immigration status, and spiritual beliefs.’ ”There is no fee for submissions, whichmust be received by October 15, 2024. Knowledge of music theory, notation, or arranging is not required. Songs will be selected on various criteria, but especially on how well it expresses inclusiveness, diversity, and gender expansiveness. For full details, visit womansong.org/songwritingcontest.”
