Led by Ward Clark and friends
On Wings of Song was a choral performing group in the early 1980s. The group grew out of the “Opening the Heart” workshops at the Spring Hill healing center in Ashby, a small community in north-central Massachusetts. Whether OWOS performances were at a church, an ashram, a conference center, the Pentagon, or a maximum security prison, there was a “transformance” that happened through the power of the chants, songs, and dancing. Four OWOS alumni will tell the story of the group, lead the congregation in singing OWOS chants and songs, and share personal experiences of performing, touring, and becoming an extended family.
Lyra Engel is a grandmother, singer-songwriter & manager of a community gathering space in Freeport, ME. Peter Engel sings and plays guitar with Lyra, lives in Freeport, and works as a recycling and waste management advisor. Holly Hendricks is a member and technical coordinator of the UU Church of Ellsworth, ME. She previously served as long-time historian of the Arlington Street UU Church, Boston, MA. Ward Clark is a mostly retired software engineer who is currently a member of the UUCB Choir and the Midcoast Senior College Singers.
Music by Ward Clark, Lyra Engel, Peter Engel, Holly Hendricks