New Mexico Women's Chorus

Our 3rd open rehearsal for our spring season is tonight (Monday 2/16)! Come sing with us! 🎼🏳️‍🌈

Our second open rehearsal of the season is tonight, Monday 2/9 at 6pm in Albuquerque! Come sing with us! 🎼🏳️‍🌈

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

In song and in solidarity, we stand with immigrants and with all who work toward a more just, welcoming, and humane world. 🎼🏳️‍🌈

Music has always been a force for resistance, healing, and collective action. We add our voices to the call for policies rooted in justice rather than punishment, and for an immigration system that upholds human rights and keeps families together. 🧵

We recognize the deep fear, trauma, & separation that aggressive immigration enforcement has inflicted on individuals & families, particularly in communities of color. We honor the courage of those who raise their voices in protest, demanding accountability, compassion, & humane treatment for all. 🧵

As a community chorus rooted in social justice and the power of our voices, we believe that dignity, safety, and belonging are fundamental human rights. Immigrants are integral to the cultural, economic, and artistic life of our communities. Many are our families, our neighbors, and our friends. 🧵

The New Mexico Women’s Chorus stands in unwavering support of immigrant rights and affirms our solidarity with those who are peacefully protesting the harm caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies and practices. 🧵

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...

“I’m becoming radicalized,” [Rev James] Galasinski said, his voice rising. “I’m seeing our nation become more & more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”

Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern

Come sing with us! 🖤🩵🏳️‍🌈🎶

I love this chorus community, and I love making music with these glorious humans 🥰🥰🥰

Our concerts for this season will be in June, and we have other exciting events coming up, including the Community of Voices performances in March (with the NMGMC and ACC), and the Sister Singers Festival in Chicago in July!

Open rehearsals are Monday evenings, Feb 2-23, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church of ABQ (215 Locust St NE). New members please come at 6:00 pm; rehearsal is 6:30-8:30pm.

This season's theme is "This Is Who We Are" – our singers have chosen some wonderful songs!

NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S CHORUS Changing the world one song at a time. Join Us to Sing for Social Justice Inclusive Rehearsals for All Voices What to Expect: Non Auditioned No commitment open rehearsal Details: Every Monday | Feb 2-23 6pm New Member arrival 1st Presbyterian Church of ABQ 215 Locust St NE nmwomenschorus.org Flyer includes the NMWC logo (a rainbow stylized as a music staff with a treble clef and music notes) and colorful clip art of feminine people with voices lifted together in song.

Join us to sing for Social Justice!
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We are a non-auditioned community chorus focusing on social justice themed music composed, performed, and/or made famous by women; we welcome all voices & skill levels.

Our next rehearsal season starts February 2, 2026! 🧵

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his enduring call for justice, dignity, and love. 🎶 As a chorus, we believe voices raised together can move hearts, challenge injustice, and help shape a more just world - and we ain’t gonna let nobody turn us ‘round 💚 #MLKDay

"Touch me again and you'll find out who I really am!"

Join us for our next season! Open rehearsals begin Monday, February 2!

Almost ready to go for our concert this afternoon! Join us at 4pm at 1st Presbyterian Church (215 Locust St NE, Albuquerque, NM) and get FIRED UP! ❤️‍🔥🎼🏳️‍🌈

One of our fundraiser traditions is a "Dessert Auction" at our concerts, which has expanded to include crafts as well as baked goods created by our singers...
which is why i just put a batch of delicious white cheddar & black pepper scones in the oven 😋

From Lego bricks to poetry: 7 must-see events in Albuquerque this week US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze headlines a weekend of diverse events including a Lego convention, MLK march, and the return of Leftover Salmon after 26 years.

And thanks to the ABQ Journal for including us in this roundup of "sparkling" events this weekend!
www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/l...

Women's Chorus Gets Fired Up - The Paper. For the New Mexico Women’s Chorus, music has always been about more than harmony. Since its founding three decades ago, the ensemble has centered social justice as both its mission and its method. Sin...

Thanks to The Paper for this interview with one of our board members! 🩵
abq.news/2026/01/wome...

First concert tonight! Come join us! ❤️‍🔥🎼

Art and writing is a form of protest. It is a form of empowerment. It is part of being human.

That is why you write when the world is on fire.

But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.

You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.

You can do that for someone else.

This is why we sing.

I LOVE SINGING WITH THESE PEOPLE COME SEE US ❤️‍🔥🎶🎼🏳️‍🌈

We're FIRED UP for our concerts this weekend! What are our favorite songs this season? Check out our answers from our tech rehearsal last night! #GALAChoruses

"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS: You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. You have the right to photograph or film anything in plain view, including federal buildings and law enforcement, so long as you are not trespassing or violating a lawful order. You should not interfere with the actions of the government officials you are recording. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement officer at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you'll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney-no matter your citizenship or immigration status."

"If you interact with ICE in public: Ask if you are free to leave. If so, you may calmly walk away. You have the right to refuse consent to a search. You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to discuss your immigration status with anyone, such as about where you were born, whether you are a citizen, or how you entered the country. If you have valid immigration documents, you should show them. Never provide fake documents. If you are arrested, say that you wish to remain silent until speaking with a lawyer. You have the right to record your interaction with immigration agents as long as you do not interfere."

If you're taking to the streets to protest, know your rights.

Flyer for the New Mexico Women's Chorus upcoming concerts, in a fiery color scheme featuring art of a woman speaking with a megaphone and silhouettes of protest signs. FIRED UP! SONGS OF PROTEST AND REVOLUTION Seniors/Students $13 Advanced Purchase $15 At The Door $20 JAN 17 7PM First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE JAN 18 4PM First Presbyterian Church of Albuquerque 215 Locust NE. We will be collecting socks, shoes, underwear and laundry supplies for the children at Carlos Reyes Elementary. Grantors/sponsors listed at the bottom include New Mexico Arts, NM Dept of Cultural Affairs, Urban Enhancement Trust Fund; NMWC's nonprofit organization is Turquoise Trail Performing Arts. Sign language interpretation is included!

"Fired up! Ain't gonna take it no more!" ❤️‍🔥🎼

We have some big feelings to share! Come see us sing here in Albuquerque on Saturday, January 17th (7 pm at First Unitarian) and Sunday, January 18th (4 pm at First Presbyterian)!

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