page_title: Anna Crusis Women's Choir
section_title: Main Concerts / themes / guest artists
hierarchical_section_title: Anna Crusis Women's Choir / Main Concerts / themes / guest artists
caption_attribution_description: English: Poster for the January 27, 1995 Anna Crusis Women's Choir concert, with guests Pete Seeger and Reggie Harris. The poster includes the following text, and a photograph of choir members and guests. The text of the poster reads: "The Folk Factory &amp; the People's Music Network for Songs of Freedom &amp; Struggle present: "Common Threads" - The Concert! with Pete Seeger and the Anna Crusis Women's Choir Kim and Reggie Harris . Charlie King . Pat Humphries . Ruth Pelham . Juan Avila . Nanikha . The Women's Sekere Ensemble . Professor Louie . Detroit's Labor Theaer Project . The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus . Melanie DeMore . Deirdre McCalla . Sound of Freedom . Fruit of Labor . and lots more! ASL INTERPRETED Friday Night, January 27, 1995 University City High School 36th &amp; Filbert Streets, just above Market Street Community Quilt on display . RAFFLE: signature quilt, signed by Common Threads Concert performers plus records &amp; songbooks by performers Ticket prices: $12-$30 sliding scale (half for No/Low Wage) To reserve tickets, call UPSTAGES at (215)893-1145. Tickets are also available at Giovanni's Room, 345 S. 12th Street and Zatzman's Music, 8024 Germantown Avenue. People's Music Network Gathering Saturday Jan. 28 A.M. - Sunday Jan. 29 Lunch Ada Lewis Middle School Ardleigh St. below Washington Lane" People in the photograph include, in the back row, left to right, Claire Baker, Janis Brodie, Deirdre Wilson, Aileen Querry, Jane Hulting, Jenny Heitler-Klevans, Debra D'Alessandro; in the front row, left to right, Pete Seeger, Marianna Eckardt, Lydia Oey, Jennifer Raison, Jeanne Cribben, Regis (Reggie) Harris.
context_page_description: The Anna Crusis Women's Choir is the oldest existing feminist choir in the United States, and is considered to be a founder of the North American LGBT choral movement. It was established by Catherine Roma in 1975 in Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Including both lesbian and straight women, Anna Crusis is the earliest formed of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses and the first women's chorus to become a member of GALA.
  The choir is named, not for a person, but for anacrusis, a musical term for "the unaccented – or 'feminine' – upbeat that sets the stage for a downbeat." The choir focuses on music by, for and about women, and has commissioned pieces from a variety of composers. It also recovers and performs historical pieces by women composers.
context_section_description: Anna Crusis sings a variety of concerts throughout the year, often with other organizations. Its main performances are its winter concert, usually held in November or December, and its spring concert, usually held in May or June. Concerts have included:
caption: Anna Crusis Women's Choir, poster with Pete Seeger and Reggie Harris for January 27, 1995, concert
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