PROTESTRA
Orchestra bridging the divide between activism and classical music ✊🎶
06/20/2026
It’s been a busy June at PROTESTRA! We’re thrilled to be presenting 3 world premieres this month by 3 women composers living and working in New York. The first one is happening tomorrow evening, 6.20.26 in Maplewood, New Jersey:
Acclaimed composer Sheila Silver’s new song cycle, Songs of Resilience, will receive its world premiere on World Refugee Day, 7:00 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit organizations supporting immigrants and families of immigrants detained at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey. Beneficiaries include First Friends of NJ & NY and .
Next week, the centerpiece of our concert on 6.27.26 in NYC will be the premieres of new works by Danielle Jagelski and JL Marlor, in a star-studded program of trailblazers:
Titled Founding Mothers, the concert will feature works by contemporary and historic American women composers in an effort to equalize the frequent gender imbalance of traditional July 4th concert programming. PROTESTRA will donate proceeds to two NYC-based charities whose work supports and uplifts women and girls: Hour Children and Girls For Gender Equity (GGE).
For tickets and more info about these two concerts, including how to donate, visit protestra.org 🎟️
A few clips from PROTESTRA’s recent workshop of “YELLFIRE” by JL Marlor! This will be PROTESTRA’s first performance featuring electric guitar and vocals. JL’s piece explores how girls are taught to suppress their emotions and make themselves small.
“But we’re challenging our rage and making our voices heard through rock meets orchestral music” - JL Marlor
PROTESTRA will premiere “YELLFIRE” on June 27 at the “Founding Mothers” concert to benefit charities that support and uplift women and girls in NYC. This piece was commissioned by ACF as part of the Recomposing America initiative.
World premiere + concert of American women composers on June 27 in NYC: visit protestra.org for tickets and more! 🎸
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