The Power of Singing: Global and Political

The Lexington Chamber Chorale presents a concert The Power of Singing: Global and Political. The power of community singing is often used for political purposes. Music can be a powerful form of "soft power," a way of influencing others that does not rely on force or might. Our repertoire will include Lorena, a popular song with Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War; Put vejini, Latvian folk song sung during the singing Revolution in Latvia; and We Shall Overcome, from the U.S. Civil Rights movement.