Celebrating Women’s Stories Through Song: Program Notes

UPDATE: CONCERT POSTPONED

Due to unforeseen circumstances at the venue, our musical trio’s performance on 3/25 will be rescheduled. We appreciate your understanding and will share the new date as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support!

Timbre Trio will be performing a special concert honoring Women's History Month at Dupont Underground on March 25, 2026. The doors will open at 6:30pm, and the concert will begin at 7pm, lasting about one hour. This program is a journey through the many dimensions of women’s lives, told through traditional folk songs, original compositions, and timeless ballads.

It opens with pieces that reflect the deep emotional terrain of motherhood. Bonny at Morn, a traditional English lullaby, offers a tender expression of maternal love and care. Mary, a poem by Vera Kochanowsky set to music composed by Robin Amie Pennington, gives voice to the devastating sorrow of a mother grieving the loss of her child to an accidental drowning. It’s an intimate portrayal of loss, remembrance, and enduring love.

The next set of songs explores women’s experiences during times of separation and uncertainty. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier and Cruel War speak to the burdens women carry when left behind by conflict and circumstance. These songs center women’s perspectives on loyalty, waiting, and resilience, highlighting the emotional labor of women whose perspectives are often marginalized in historical narratives of war and upheaval.

The first half concludes with songs that delve into inner life, love, and personal transformation. Shadow Game and Change Upon Change are songs, composed by Timbre Trio, that examine emotional complexity, growth, and adaptation amid shifting relationships and identities. In This Heart offers a contemporary reflection on vulnerability and strength, affirming the enduring capacity for love even after loss or change.

The second half of the program shifts its focus to lore and women’s power, with songs that reimagine myth and mystery through a lens of agency and insight. Three Witches and Legend are original songs that draw on archetypes of feminine strength and wisdom, portraying women as active agents in shaping events and histories.

The following set, It’s Bad for Me and Pride of Petravore, uses satire and storytelling to examine cultural norms within male-dominated societies that frequently place women at a disadvantage. Through wit, irony, and keen observation, these songs challenge entrenched expectations and invite reflection on gender dynamics that persist across cultures and eras.

The program concludes with songs of agency, reflection, and hope. Jack A Roe celebrates a woman who defies prescribed gender roles to shape her own destiny. Wasn’t That a Time, written in tribute to the courage and sacrifices that made social progress possible, carries renewed weight today. What once felt retrospective now reads as a quiet warning: progress is fragile, and history can repeat itself. In this context, the song becomes a form of resistance, reminding us that vigilance remains essential in uncertain times.

Finally, Imagine offers a vision of unity, peace, and possibility. We offer our version of John Lennon’s peace anthem as an aspirational conclusion that underscores the enduring impact of women’s voices in shaping a more just and compassionate world.

The opportunity to sing this program at Dupont Underground feels special to us. The space itself, tucked beneath the city, has such an intimate, resonant atmosphere, and it feels like the perfect setting to share this music with people we care about and people we're meeting for the first time. Plus, we’ll have the fabulous Greg Hutton joining us on hammered dulcimer, and he always makes us sound so nice! As always, it’s the gathering as much as the singing that makes the night meaningful.

Tickets are $15 plus a small fee. If you’re planning to come, it would be so helpful if you could let us know, either by sending us an email (info@timbretrio.com) or by marking “Going” on our Facebook event so we can have a sense of who to look forward to seeing. Of course, please also feel free to forward this notice to any live music fans you know, we’d love to have a nice crowd for this one!

Thanks for your support, and see you soon!

Tammy