Womansong of Asheville

Althea Gonzalez gratefully joined the village of Womansong in 1999, serving as assistant director from 2005-2017 and as artistic director from 2018-2020. As director, she helped expand solo/ensemble performance opportunities to more members and strengthened the choir’s commitment to performing a bolder social justice repertoire, while continuing Womansong’s tradition of entertaining choreography and skits that delight audiences. Organizationally, Althea managed the first, “non-village” staff hires, formalized internal operational systems for greater effectiveness, and helped significantly expand the choir’s active participation with two national choir associations: Sister Singers Network and GALA.