COMMUNITY

This year the CLWS Ensembles will be painting a sound world of the Whittier Community. Its history. Its flavors. Its kaleidoscope of language and culture.

PDFs for Class Repertoire

  • The poet, abolitionist for who the neighborhood is named - his words were set by none other than Charles Ives.

  • The sculptor of Okciyapi (Help Each Other) living in the Minnesota Sculpture Garden.

  • The band hailed from Whittier and continues to influence the rock landscape.

  • The Two Stringed Hmong instrument made from wood, coconut shells, plastic, wire, string, and horeshair.

  • Save the Boys - a renowned work by the ground breaking African American composer.

  • We will explore the folksong literature of Somalia.