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Path of Beauty: Singing the Grand Canyon

Sound Circle, the 16-voice Boulder-based women's a cappella ensemble, collaborated with photographer Christopher Brown to offer Path of Beauty: Singing the Grand Canyon. Performances were Saturday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 2, at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium.

Additional collaborators included jazz vocalist Rene Marie, Southwestern singer/songwriter Becky Reardon, harpist Christine Tulis with percussionist Kem Stralka, and Tree Andrew playing Native American flute.

The goal of this performance, a continuous flow of song, soundscape, and visual imagery, is to offer the audience a contemplative journey through the Grand Canyon. The concert was born out of passions for both the Grand Canyon and choral singing shared by Sound Circle Artistic Director Sue Coffee and Christopher Brown. The concert moves between visual and aural, realistic and abstract, song and sound.

Music by composers including Malcolm Dalglish, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Douglas, Kimmerjae Makarus, and Mary Ellen Childs, RenŽ Marie, Becky Reardon, Joan Szymko, poetry by Joy Harjo, and more, intertwine with improvisational material and soundscape.

Tickets
Tickets are $20 for general admission, and $15 for seniors and children. To purchase tickets, go to brownpapertickets.com/event/104475 or call 1-800-838-3006; or purchase at Boulder Body Wear, 2660 Canyon Blvd. in Boulder. Advance purchase is recommended.
For more information, contact Sound Circle at (303) 473-4525 or soundcirclesings.org.

Directions to Broomfield Auditorium
The Broomfield Auditorium is located at 3 Community Park Rd. in Broomfield, adjacent to the Library and immediately east of Main Street at 2nd Ave. (Note this is not the Event Center on US 36.) A map and directions are available at www.broomfieldauditorium.com.
From the intersection of US 36 and Hwy. 287 (Broomfield exit on US 36), go north on Hwy. 287 and quickly right/east on Midway Blvd. to Main St. Turn right/south on Main St, and left/east on Community Park Rd.

From the north, come south on Hwy. 287 to Midway Blvd, just before the intersection with US 36. Turn left/east on Midway, then right/south on Main St. and left/east on Community Park Rd.
The auditorium entrance faces the parking lot behind the building.

Click here to read longer biographies of our artistic collaborators.


		Christopher Brown's photographs are the result of a unique and intimate relationship with the landscape of the American West. Having been a mountain and river guide for over 30 years, he has photographed sights seldom seen. His camerawork opens the eyes to see in new ways the subtle colors, sweeping panoramas, and quiet details of this remarkable region. He exhibits regularly throughout the West, and maintains a studio/gallery in Boulder, Colorado where he makes and shows his color prints. See chrisbrownphotography.com for more information. Click the photo to the right to download a full-sized image.

Contemplative harpist Christine Tulis and multi-percussionist Kem Stralka have forged a musical partnership based on a mutual love of sacred music. They produced an award winning CD 'PORTAL', in 2007 and perform their improvised and composed music widely. They are based in Boulder, CO. For more info see www.christinetulis.com.

Rene Marie is a singer/songwriter/playwright/actress who performs and tours as a vocalist internationally, nationally and locally. Between 2000 and 2004, Rene recorded four award-winning CDs on the MaxJazz label before deciding to pursue an independent path. Since 2005, she has recorded and produced several CDs on her own label. In 2009, she premiered a one-woman show, Slut Energy Theory - U'Dean, a play about incest and domestic abuse told through original music, spoken word and monologue. The soundtrack of the show was released in December, 2009. For more info see renemarie.com

Becky Reardon's voice is familiar to the millions of people who heard her singing on the Charlie Brown TV specials in the 1970's and '80s. Drawn to New Mexico in the early 90s, Becky's singing was transformed during an initiatory time of camping and hiking in desert canyons and the high mountains. She responded to the beautiful world around her by improvising songs to the moon and stars, and to the rocks and canyon walls. From New Mexico and California, her songs and rounds have spread to singing circles and choirs all across the US, Canada, and British Isles. They are treasured for their ability to move singers and listeners to deep places of pleasure, laughter, awe, and healing. For more info see homepage.mac.com/beckyreardon/rounds/Menu12.html.

Tree Andrew was introduced to the Native American flute by her uncle, Leon Littlebird. Her style of playing is to share whatever spirit brings through her (and the flute) in the moment. She plays as part of her personal spiritual practice, and also as a healing modality in her work as a psychotherapist, educational consultant for at risk youth, and vision quest guide. Often, she can be found sitting in nature with her flute, and has played in canyons, desert, alpine tundra and even in the rain forest of Costa Rica.