Concert

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm
All Souls Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA 01301

Fiery Hope with special guest Malgorzata Lach, guitarist extraordinaire Sat., April 11, 7:30 pm All Souls Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA

Donations accepted; partial proceeds to Stone Soup Cafe. No one turned away.

https://fieryhope.org/

Voices will soar and fingers will fly at Greenfield’s All Souls Church at 7:30 pm on Saturday, April 11 when Fiery Hope appears in concert with the eclectic artist Malgorzata Lach. Fiery Hope will present new original choral works as well as time-honored fan favorites in languages including Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and Kalanga (from Zimbabwe). Lach will do delightful triple duty: as a solo classical guitarist, as part of a folk-indy duo with Fiery Hope's director Eveline MacDougall, and in collaboration with the chorus. High-octane selections will raise the roof, and we’ve chosen other material to soothe souls and inspire hearts in this challenging era.

Lach’s rich contralto is featured in the duo she recently formed with MacDougall, who also sings and plays fiddle, viola, and accordion. Drawing on each of their mother tongues, they named their duo “Deux Panie” (deuh pan-yeh): French for “two” followed by Polish for “women.” They perform material by Tracy Chapman, the Beatles, Indigo Girls, Manuel de Falla, Brandi Carlile, Simon & Garfunkel, Shawn Colvin, Randy Newman, and others. Deux Panie also performs fiddle tunes composed by MacDougall, as well as traditional gems from her family’s native Quebec. Their repertoire is rounded out by tunes from Finnish, Scottish, Swedish, French, Irish, and old-time American traditions.

Partial proceeds from the concert will support Stone Soup Cafe community meal program. There’s no specified admission fee; attendees are welcome to donate what they can, and no one will be turned away. All Souls Church is located at 399 Main Street in Greenfield, across from the public library.