McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement. Evens currently resides in Waite Park, Minnesota, where they serve Saint John’s University/College of Saint Benedict as the Civic Fellow with the Eugene J. They were named the 2020 recipient of the Mimi Frenier Award, recognizing high academic achievement and political, social, and civic activism. A distinguished graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris, Evens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and gender/women/sexuality studies. Evens (she/they) is a bisexual musician from Cold Spring, Minnesota. As a result, he had the unique experience of being both a student and an educator during the COVID-19 pandemic. Olaf College with a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Music Education in 2020. Gonzalez currently teaches music to kindergarten through 8th grade students in his hometown of Chicago after graduating from St. Learn more about their work by signing up for their newsletter, or visiting their website.Īndrew Gonzales believes that all students deserve to share the joy of making music. Their life’s passion grounds the power of narrative for social transformation. Kandace Creel Falcón (she/they/their) is a queer femme Xicanx, artist, writer, feminist, and cultural worker living in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She and Valerie co-wrote/produced “The Missing Link,” a video available on Next, Raymond will be singing “I Am What I Am” for a video montage of scenes for the Edge. Over the past 40 years she has had many great stage and singing roles. Raymond lives outside Talmoon, MN.Ī Duluth native, Raymond spent 20 years in law enforcement and is a disabled Navy vet. Michaela Marie Raymond (she/her) is a 76-year old Trans female, attracted to females, and has been married to Valerie Conner for 25 years. These organizations have also been instrumental in engaging their local communities.ĭuring this unprecedented time, One Voice Mixed Chorus continues to use the power of music, art, and storytelling to further its mission of building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song. The artists featured in Sound Mind were introduced to One Voice through our original tour partners: The Edge Center for the Arts, Echoes of Peace choir, University of Minnesota, Morris, and St. Each episode features a differ ent LGBTQ artist sharing their deeply personal and inspiring story, and takes listeners on a journey through the intersections of identity, adversity, and self-expression. Sound Mind includes six episodes, hosted by One Voice Artistic Director Jane Ramseyer Miller. Instead, we focused on creating community virtually by bringing queer voices together across the state to explore mental health through art, music and storytelling in a new podcast series, Sound Mind. With limited opportunities to travel and gather in person due to the pandemic, One Voice canceled our fall tour. COVID-19 has forced all of us to adapt, reimagine, and innovate how we do things. From one town to the next, we meet extraordinary LGBTQ people and hear their powerful stories of courage and resilience. Essentially, the choir becomes a traveling, singing, change-making community center. Each concert draws an unlikely audience and provides a rare space to cultivate meaningful interactions and connections. These tours are intentionally designed to visit areas with limited support for, and representation of, LGBTQ people. During a typical year, One Voice Mixed Chorus hits the road with its 125 singers for a fall tour through Greater Minnesota.
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