In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument
KQED Arts
November 2016
Conspiracy of Beards
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The country was still reeling from the presidential election on the evening of Nov. 10 when news broke that Leonard Cohen had died at the age of 82. For fans of the Canadian poet and singer, whose inimitable baritone, dark humor and honest lyricism provided comfort through so many dark times, it felt a little like getting punched when you were already down: how do you mourn a person you’ve counted on in the past to guide you through mourning?
The answer, of course, is with his music. Just ask Conspiracy of Beards, a 30-member choir of men who’ve been performing a capella Cohen songs around the Bay since 2003, from the Great American Music Hall and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to SFMOMA. |