In 2021 HSSB Artistic Director David Pell and Canadian Diva Measha Brueggergosman-Lee set out to commission a musically innovative new song-cycle for soprano, brass ensemble, and rhythm section that would shine a light on contemporary and perennial gender issues. A tall order, but Measha’s friendship with Margaret Atwood provided the text in the form of new poems and Toronto’s great film composer and jazz pianist Aaron Davis came on board to