The Choral Commons
The Choral Commons is a media platform that provides a space for choirs and singing communities to realize the liberatory potential of the ensemble as a site of radical imagining. We promote equitable artistic and organizational practices that harness the positive social impacts of participatory music making for the common good and confront racism, poverty, ableism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, displacement, and much more. We produce podcasts and community events, offer educational resources on justice-centered praxis, and incubate creative, artistic, and compassionate projects that empower choirs and singing communities to work for a just and peaceful world.
The Choral Commons
Disability Justice, Radical Inclusion, and the Choir / Andrew Clark and Kristina Gillis
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Emilie Amrein & André de Quadros
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Season 1
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Episode 2
KRISTINA GILLIS is a graduate of the threshold program at Lesley University and a member of Cambridge Common Voices. ANDY CLARK teaches at Harvard University and is director of Cambridge Common Voices, a choral organization that strives to create an inclusive musical space and practice and explore innovative approaches to music making.
CAMBRIDGE COMMON VOICES is a community chorus established in partnership between Harvard College and the threshold program at Lesley University. A transition program for young adults with diverse learning challenges. We spoke with the group's director Andy Clark and founding member Kristina Gillis, in late May.