Posted by Katie Feifer on 02/01/10 at 03:42:01 PM
The Voices and Faces Project’s first cd to benefit survivors of sexual violence (The Voices and Faces Project, Volume One) was created with simple goal: to marry the power of music to the issue of sexual violence, finding new ways to open minds and hearts to this human rights and social justice issue.
The second (in-progress) Voices and Faces Project benefit cd, The Angel Band Project, was conceived in that same spirit. It is being co-produced by Jean Fox Robertson and Rachel Ebeling, and it honors the memory of their friend Teresa Butz, who was raped and murdered in 2009.
At Teresa’s funeral in St. Louis and a subsequent memorial service in Seattle, songs performed by Teresa’s ten brothers and sisters and her partner, all of whom are trained musicians, provided a starting point for coming to terms with their terrific sense of loss. The Angel Band Project will feature national recording artists, as well as Teresa’s partner and family (including her Tony Award-winning brother, singer and actor Norb Butz, Jr.) The cd will also feature a small number of artists from the first Voices and Faces Project Benefit album. 100% of The Angel Band Project’s profits will support survivors of sexual violence.
You can find out more about The Angel Band Project on this blog.
Please take a moment to learn more about this amazing project.
