‘Kamala’s Hope,’ written by Bay Area composer Candace Forest, will be performed Oct. 21 by San Francisco Girls Chorus.
Candace Forest will never forget two speeches given by Kamala Harris in 2020 — the first, when Harris was announced as Joseph Biden’s running mate, and the second, which the soon-to-be vice president gave at the Democratic Convention. Harris’ words were not just a call to engagement — for Forest, they were an inspiration for her work as a composer.
Forest, who was born in Ohio and has lived in San Francisco’s Noe Valley for more than three decades, has worked in folk, jazz, and classical music. She also describes herself as a longtime champion of equal rights. Hearing Harris’s campaign speeches, and witnessing the candidate’s subsequent election as the first Black woman vice president, Forest says she was thrilled.It was cellist Emil Miland, she explained in a recent interview, who suggested the piece that became “Kamala’s Hope.
But Forest felt that the work wasn’t complete. “It did begin as a trio, but as soon as I started it I could hear those young women’s voices,” she said. “And if you’re in San Francisco, the Girls Chorus has those young women’s voices. I’ve been to many of their concerts, and I knew what they could do.”
Forest is clearly pleased that the premiere is being given by the SF Girls Chorus; the Grammy-winning ensemble has sung with the Philip Glass Ensemble, the Kronos Quartet, Opera Parallèle, and many others, including annual engagements with the San Francisco Opera and Symphony.
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