ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir & Ursula Rucker
Saturday, December 5, 2026
Matinee: 3:00 PM · Evening: 7:30 PM
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
1724 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir, the longest-running feminist choir in the United States, has been inspiring social change and building community through song since 1975. Rooted in intersectional feminist values, ANNA is a community of women, transgender, and non-binary singers led by Artistic Director Miriam Davidson — dedicated to musical excellence, the celebration of diversity, and the ongoing struggle for justice and equity.
About Ursula Rucker
Over her three‑decade career, Rucker has established herself as a powerful presence in both the music and poetry worlds. Since her breakout performance in 1994 on “Supernatural,” the classic House track by DJ King Britt’s Firefly, she has released six solo albums and collaborated with artists including The Roots, 4Hero, and Jazzanova.
The Concert
Every city has an official history, and Philadelphia’s gets told often: the bell, the hall, the founders. Underneath it runs another story, just as old. It lives in neighborhoods and churches, in classrooms and kitchens and movements, so much of it shaped by Black women.
For “Built by Her Hands,” we’re singing music by Black women and Black LGBTQ+ composers, including Ysaye Barnwell, Rosephanye Powell, Ma Rainey, Shea Diamond, and Ayo Awosika.
Philadelphia poet Ursula Rucker joins us, with new work that moves through the evening alongside the choir.
Philadelphia is turning 250. Whose hands built this city? The answer lives in the music.
Details
- Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Shows: 3:00 PM matinee & 7:30 PM evening
- Venue: Arch Street Presbyterian Church 1724 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance located to the right of the main red doors, through the glass doors on 38th Street
- Transit: Directions to the Venue