Songstresses From the Edge — Jody Redhage (voice & cello), and Molly Thompson (voice, accordion & piano) — will perform on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 4:00 pm as part of Old First Concerts at the Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St. (at Van Ness), San Francisco, CA. TIckets are $15 general admission and $12 for seniors & students. Call (415) 474-1608 or visit www.oldfirstconcerts.org. Discounted parking available at Old First Parking Garage, 1725 Sacramento Street with validation from box office. Wheelchair Accessible.

Jody Redhage and Molly Thompson share a love for setting 20th and 21st century poetry into song, and present a concert of their original music that toes the increasingly permeable line between classical composition and more popular genres. For the first half of the concert, Jody Redhage is playing as a solo artist—all pieces she’s written for voice and cello using modern American poetry as lyrics. Molly Thompson will perform with a chamber ensemble performing her original compositions. Continue reading “San Francisco debut of Songstresses from the Edge”