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Turning Toward the Light: From Disruption to Clarity

  • Writer: Tammy Rogers
    Tammy Rogers
  • 5 days ago
  • 2 min read


Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 PM

Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church

3512 Old Dominion Blvd., Alexandria, Virginia



Timbre Trio is delighted to present Turning Toward the Light: From Disruption to Clarity, an evening of folk-inspired song, storytelling, and reflection featuring Robin Amie Pennington, Tammy Rogers, and Eileen West, accompanied by Greg Hutton on hammered dulcimer.


This thoughtfully curated program traces an emotional journey through uncertainty, memory, longing, resilience, and renewal. Drawing on traditional folk music, contemporary songwriting, poetry, and fresh vocal arrangements, Turning Toward the Light explores how we navigate difficult times while holding on to hope, connection, and community.


The evening begins in a world unsettled. Songs such as Imagine, World Turned Upside Down, and What’s the Matter Here confront social upheaval, fractured ideals, and the personal toll of conflict. As the program unfolds, the focus shifts inward through songs of reflection and private struggle before expanding again into stories of perseverance, renewal, and shared experience.


After intermission, the music becomes quieter and more intimate, exploring themes of love, memory, and human connection. The program ultimately arrives at a place of collective affirmation with How Can I Keep from Singing and Pack Up Your Sorrows, celebrating the enduring power of music to sustain us through uncertain times.


The concert concludes with a reprise of Imagine, inviting the audience to join their voices together in a simple act of hope, a fitting end to an evening devoted to finding light amid complexity.


Program Highlights

Set One

  • Imagine

  • World Turned Upside Down

  • Shadow Game

  • What’s the Matter Here

  • Tired

Set Two

  • It’s Bad for Me

  • Wasn’t That a Time

  • I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew

  • Pride of Petravore

Set Three

  • Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair

  • The Panther

  • Watching the White Wheat

  • A Few Banalities

Final Set

  • How Can I Keep from Singing

  • Pack Up Your Sorrows

  • Imagine (Reprise)


With our signature blend of layered vocals, rich harmonies, and the haunting sound of the hammered dulcimer, Timbre Trio brings together traditional folk songs, fresh arrangements, and our own original compositions in a program that speaks to both the challenges and possibilities of our moment.


We hope you will join us for this special evening of music, reflection, and community.


 
 
 

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Meet Timbre Trio

Photo of Robin Amie Pennington
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Photo of Eileen West

Robin Amie Pennington

Robin resides in Washington, DC, where she recently retired from the federal government as a supervisory mathematical statistician. She performs with ensembles across the DC area, with a particular fondness for singing in trios. Additionally, Robin is a staff singer at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill.

Tammy Rogers

Tammy has performed with numerous choral groups throughout the Washington, DC metro area.  She served as the alto section leader in multiple Northern Virginia area church choirs. Tammy balances her musical life with a career in library administration at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Eileen West

Eileen is a board-certified internal medicine physician and a trained women's health consultant in Northern Virginia. Additionally, she is a talented singer, performing with various groups across the U.S., including the Washington Master Chorale, where she also serves on the Board of Directors.

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