"Bread and Roses" One Day Choir with Kenter Davies

For this One-Day Choir we’ll be singing “Bread and Roses”, a song of protest and women’s suffrage based on a 1911 poem by James Oppenheim. The song originated as part of the 1912 Lawrence textile strike, as immigrant women demanded higher wages and better treatment. The “bread” represents a fair pay for their labor while the “roses” represents dignity and quality of life. 

During our time together we will:

• Play singing games to activate our voices, bodies, and connection to one another
• Work through the song section by section, infusing some musicality as we go
• Discuss the lyrics of the song and what meaning we can find in it
• Sing through the song a few times in different formations and experience the music in unique ways!

Meet Your Instructor: Kenter Davies, Gaia Music Collective

Kenter (he/him) is a choral director and vocal arranger, based in Brooklyn, NY. He facilitates connective, playful, heart-led community music events in New York City and beyond. He recently founded the Mycelium Choral Project, a NYC-based singing community transmuting collective song into collective action.

Taconic Ridge Farm is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends and neighbors who produce exceptional experiential learning through open gardens and workshops on a wide variety of topics in the Roeliff Jansen region, where the Hudson Valley and Berkshires meet.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Taconic Ridge Farm, 2846 New York 23, Hillsdale, United States

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