Melissa Etheridge, Grammy and Oscar winning
recording artist talks about her current tour with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. Etheridge will make her
symphony orchestra debut performing two concerts with the Boston Pops
under conductor Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall on June 12th and 13th.
Dennis Alves, Director of Artistic Planning, Boston Pops stated, "We are
honored to welcome the great singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge here
to Symphony Hall this week to collaborate with Keith Lockhart and the
Boston Pops. Equally as exciting is the prospect of having perhaps the
most diverse audience ever at a Boston Pops concert!" On June 12th
Etheridge who is a Berklee College of Music alumni will be the featured
guest on Berklee Night at the Boston Pops which is a program highlighted
by new collaborations between the college and the orchestra. We talked
to Etheridge about performing with the Boston Pops, her recent marriage
to Linda Wallem and her spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what her personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Melissa
stated, “Well first of all because it represents me; I am an LGBT person
and I’ve met many LGBT people. There’s a lot of us out there and I’ve
only met a small percentage of us and it’s understanding our society
from a point of view, ‘Oh no we’re not all the same’ and that’s the
beauty of it. There’s nobody on the outside, we are all a big diverse
bowl of soup that would be less so without any of the spices in it. I
love being an LGBT citizen and living in these times. History will look
back on these times as the greatest movement in LGBT civil rights,
absolutely!”
Last December Etheridge co-founded an organization called "Uprising of
Love" that sought to establish solidarity and generate funds to support
LGBT Russians. All funds raised through “Uprising of Love” went to the
Russian Freedom Fund. Etheridge will also perform at WorldPride 2014
Toronto’s opening ceremonies in Nathan Philips Square on June 20th. Her
new CD entitled “This Is ME” is due out on September 29th and the single
“Take My Number” will be released this month.
For More Info & Tix: melissaetheridge.com
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