As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, please join us for Aurea’s compelling program, New and Dangerous Opinions of Roger Williams. Set during the founding of Rhode Island, a dramatic political and philosophical time in colonial America, the program shines a light on his contemporary relevance, his groundbreaking revolutionary ideas, and his deeply respectful alliance with the indigenous inhabitants. The show utilizes Aurea’s signature blending of music and poetry to create a transcendent story that includes writings of Roger Williams and his translations from the Narragansett language, merged with indigenous poetry, old English and American hymns, music of Purcell, Handel, William Byrd, Charles Ives, Barbara Kolb, with readings by Nigel Gore and Chris Turner punctuated by Turner’s evocative harmonica improvisations.
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