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.LEILA ADU-GILMORE

6. FOR EDNA
When I was asked to participate in this
project, I wanted to write a piece that
encapsulated the strength of women.
At first, I was going to write something
physically and aurally demanding —
hard; I then realized that our strength
is perseverance and endurance,
adaptability and openness, and
connection to others.
A "Cosmopolitan Composer"
(The Listener magazine), Dr. Adu-Gilmore's
compositions are notable for the way
she "constantly challenges your senses
with broken rhythms and unexpected
tempo and mood" (Radio NZ).
Of New Zealand Pākehā and
Ghanaian descent and raised in
Christchurch, New Zealand, with
family in London, Adu-Gilmore is
passionate about the role of music in
social change, mental well-being and
human connection, and seeks out
collaborations wherever she travels.
Dedicated to a decolonizing activist
historian friend, I wrote this piece
thinking about women loving their
man who has lost their children;
women who have been beaten by
men, the system,or both, and who
still have the strength to love.
Adu-Gilmore has performed her
original piano songs and
improvisations alongside international
artists at festivals and venues in the
UK, mainland Europe, the US, Russia,
Ghana and Asia.

lyrics

"You are not alone, goodman

You are not alone, goodman


Call to the strength that we have inside

Call to the moon in the sky above

Call to the peace that gives us life

Call to the strength that we have inside

Call to the sun in the sky above

Call to the peace that gives us life


You are not alone"

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from Forward Music Project 1​.​0, released July 10, 2020

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Amanda Gookin Brooklyn, New York

In pursuit of socially-conscious programming,
her GRAMMY® nominated album with
PUBLIQuartet, Freedom and Faith,
addressed the resilience of the female spirit
throughout history; and her Forward Music
Project focuses on contemporary stories of
womanhood around the world.

Cellist Amanda Gookin celebrates the music of
the moment and “pushes classical forward.”
(LA Times)
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