The Song

HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES (2019 Mendocino Film Festival Official Selection) HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES will screen at the 14th Annual Mendocino Film Festival, May 30-June 2, 2019.
Holly Near on the story behind "Singing For Our Lives" Holly Near shares the story behind her anthem for the LGBTQ movement, "Singing For Our Lives."

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Holly Near shares the touching story behind her famous song "Singing For Our Lives" and explains how it turned into an anthem for the LGBTQ movement. The song was written after she heard news of the assassination of city supervisor Harvey Milk, a champion of homosexual rights.

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Holly Near: "Singing For Our Lives" Holly Near performing 0n May 1, 2015, when one thousand people marked the 50th anniversary of the first national demonstration against the Vietnam War in Washington, DC.

Organized by the Vietnam War Commemoration Committee
http://www.vietnampeace.org
Holly Near Singing for Our Lives In 2004 a million people marched in Washington DC for a woman's right to choose. Holly Near performs this song, featuring footage from the March for Women's Lives.
Singing for Our Lives - Inaya Day featuring the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Powerhouse vocalist Inaya Day covers Holly Near's "Singing for Our Lives" like you've never heard it before - with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus backing her up. From SFGMC's Crescendo: Voices Rising event - August 17, 2020.

Written by HOLLY NEAR
BRIAN KENT, Executive Producer
TONY MORAN, Arrangement Producer
LORI MICHAELS, Additional Piano Accompaniment

ORIGINAL RECORDING
Dr. TIM SEELIG, Artistic Director
CARL PANTLE, Accompanist
Recorded and mixed by LESLIE ANN JONES, Skylwalker Sound

Remix concept and video by PAUL SACCONE

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October 18 2020: Closing Hymn "We Are a Gentle Angry People / Singing for Our Lives"
Singing for our lives by Holly Near One of the songs for the Denver Women's March
"Singing for Our Lives" - hymn with lyrics - UUSGU Words and music by Holly Near, UU Hymnal #170 as "We Are a Gentle, Angry People". Barry Hall, Bob Nicoll and Howard Kaufman with the UUSGU choir and congregation, 2-26-2017.
Protest in Harmony Choir - Singing for our lives 21/01/2017 Edinburgh

Words and music: Holly Near
Arrangement: Jane Schonveld

We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives,
We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are young and old together
And we are singing, singing for our lives,
We are young and old together
And we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are gay and straight together
And we are singing, singing for our lives.
We are gay and straight together
And we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are a land of many colours
And we are singing, singing for our lives.
We are a land of many colours
And we are singing, singing for our lives.

We are a justice-seeking people
And we are singing, singing for our lives.
We are a justice-seeking people
And we are singing, singing for our lives.
Invalidate Prop 8 - SF Gay Men's Chorus "Singing For Our Lives" The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (a group I proudly belong to) at the Eve of Justice candlelight rally and march on March 4th, the evening before the CA Supreme Court heard the court case to invalidate Prop 8 that was passed in California on November 4, 2008. The SF Gay Men's Chorus performed the song "Singing For Our Lives" which was written by Holly Near. This performance was arranged by Jane Schonveld.

Video: Sean Chapin on behalf of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Massed Sing - Singing For Our Lives - Street Choirs Festival 2016 Over 30 choirs from all over the UK singing Holly Near's "Singing For Our Lives" at the massed sing that was held at Jubilee Square in Leicester on June 25 as part of the 2016 Street Choirs Festival. (For more information on the festival, see: http://bit.ly/29KQsqV).
Singing for Our Lives (a Holly Near cover) by Peace of Heart Choir [Live, HD] http://www.peaceofheartchoir.org
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Singing for Our Lives
Composed by Holly Near
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Performed by the Peace of Heart Choir
(as a sing-along with the audience)
Conducted by: Robert René Galván
Accompaniment:
- Matt Anderson, piano
- Katherine Marie Cartusciello, bass guitar
- Andrew Dykeman, electric guitar
- Robert René Galván, charango
- Andy Marino, electric guitar
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Recorded live on December 19, 2018
Ailey Citigroup Theater
New York City
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Singing for Our Lives by Holly Near We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives
We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a justice-seeking people
And we are singing, singing for our lives
We are a justice-seeking people
And we are singing, singing for our lives

We are standing all together
And we are singing, singing for our lives
We are standing all together
And we are singing, singing for our lives

We are raising up our voices
And we are singing, singing for our lives
We are raising up our voices
And we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a gentle, loving people
And we are singing, singing for our lives
We are gentle, loving people
And we are singing, singing for our lives

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Singing for our lives Concert 20th May 2017, 7.30pm, St David's, 202 Hillsborough Road $20
An awesome line up of Auckland Musicians gather to raise funds for the Auckland Women's Centre who main purpose is to support Auckland women.
Featured in the video - Kay McCabe - bass, Anna Percy - cello, Hanna Wiskari Griffiths - alto sax, Linda Whitcombe - fiddle, Karen Jones- guitar/harp, Innes Asher - whistles (and speaking) Elizabeth Bennet - harp, Margo Regan - box, Anna Dunwoodie (harp and speaking) and Harry Champion.
Filming by Matthew King and editing by Anna Percy.
For more details about the concert please contact Anna on harpmad@gmail.com
CHARIS TRIBUTE TO ORLANDO: "Singing for Our Lives" DEDICATED TO THE ORLANDO PULSE VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES, & THEIR COMMUNITIES. "We are all in this together."

On Saturday, June 18, 2016, CHARIS, the St. Louis Women's Chorus performed Artistic Director Jeremiah Selvey's arrangement of Holly Near's "Singing for Our Lives" in St. Louis as guests on the Gateway Men's Chorus concert. This piece was sung at the memorial service of Harvey Milk, and we dedicated that night's performance to Orlando. The final verse was sung by everyone in the room--including those on stage and those in the audience. "We are ALL in this together, and we are singing for our lives!"

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