Anna Fritz performs October 11

Quaker Cellist / Folksinger from Portland, OR to GIve Concert at UFM

On Saturday October 11th at 7pm, UFM will host a performance in the Social Hall by Quaker cellist and folksinger, Anna Fritz.

On a tour of Friends Meetings in the Pacific Northwest, Anna will perform her original songs for cello and voice, touching on themes of gender, justice, spirit, and connection to the natural world. Her performances are intimate and vulnerable and invite audiences to be enlivened, connected, and singing!

Her performance will be preceded by a set of alt/country folk music by Friend Natasha White Marsh.

There will be a suggested donation of $8 - $20 with no one turned away.

Childcare and light refreshment will be provided.

Anna has played the cello and worshiped among Friends since she was a small child in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After decades of classical training and years of touring with rock bands, the 35-year-old Portland-based musician has embraced a leading as a cello-wielding folksinger. The Spirit-led nature of her songwriting and performance have found her work a natural home among Friends.

Although Anna continues to teach and to record with bands like The Decemberists and My Morning Jacket, the heart of her work is to follow the path of her musical ministry. She has performed for Friends at meetings in Oregon and California, including offerings at the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women's Theology Conference and the midwinter gathering of Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns. Her most recent recording is an album of original songs called The Gospel of Tree Bark.

To hear her music and for a full schedule of her upcoming performances, visit http://annafritz.com .