July 26, 2024: Working through music

Everyone is going through some things. Today we hang out with some folks using music to help that process. And that starts with a 200+ member multi city chorus that will be embodying the music of Queen this weekend in a concert at the Academy of Music. Rock Voices started small but is clearly mightier now, and we talk with some of the members to hear how the group has helped them and the greater community to blossom in it's tenure. We then mosey down the road to the A.P.E. Gallery, where Marcia Gomes is showing a choreographed reading of her musical-in-progress: "Keep Your Heart Open". The work centers on a family of women working through generational trauma to help their youngest members, and we chat with the creator about the impetus for the work, and how serendipity and community are still helping to make it better. The imaginative neo-soul sounds of Madison McFerrin are headed to Greenfield for it's free concert series on Friday Night. So we speak with the third generation professional musician about making music in her extremely talented family, how she works within to tackle issues that arose because of and during the pandemic, and the importance of a well crafted, fully intentioned album.