Music for Contemporary Connections

Chapter One | Eve | “Armor” by Sara Bareilles and “Eve was Black” by Allison Russell

Chapter Two | Hagar | “To Zion” by Lauryn Hill and “PROTECTOR” by Beyonce

Chapter Three | Astarte | “***Flawless” by Beyonce, ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “The Daughters” by Little Big Town

Chapter Four | Bilhah and Zilpah | “Quiet” by MILCK and “Don’t Forget Me” by Maggie Rogers

Chapter Five | Miriam and Herut | “Free” by Florence and the Machine

Chapter Six | Deborah | “I’m on Fire” by the Staves and “Fly” by Anna Graves

Chapter Seven | Huldah | “Superwoman” by Alicia Keys

Chapter Eight | Hannah | “Letting Go” by Angie McMahon and “Requiem” by Allison Russell

Chapter Nine | Adah | “Hymn for a Woman” by That Woman, aka Josephine Vander West

Chapter Ten | Eliora | “Season of the Witch” by Lana Del Rey

Chapter Eleven | Queen Vashti | “fake smile” by Ariana Grande

Chapter Twelve | Chokmah | “Wise Woman” by Darcy Nelson and “Can’t Catch me Now” by Olivia Rodrigo

Chapter Thirteen | Jael | “Warrior” by Heather Mae

Chapter Fourteen | Zohara | “Forgiveness” by Patty Griffin and “JUST FOR FUN” by Beyonce

Chapter Fifteen | Rahab | “Pink Pony Club” by Chappel Roan

Chapter Sixteen | Imma | “For Good” from Wicked, performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

Recording of “In the Beginning”

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“Singing is the language of the divine feminine. The low hum of breath in labor, the melody that spills forth when we circle up and share our stories, the groans too deep for words, the prayers we can only pray when we sing them. So, sing, beloveds, and when you do, know you sing with Mother God and the women themselves whose melodies keep us alive.”

—Claire K. McKeever-Burgett, In the Beginning Were the Women