Sacred Heart University Community Theatre Presents Joan Osborne

Sacred Heart University Community Theatre will presents sinsger/songwriter, Joan Osborne, Saturday, November 19, at 8 p.m.

On her 10th studio album, the masterful Trouble and Strife, Joan Osborne has issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sonics and incisive lyrics, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to "the crazy, chaotic times we're living in," she said, and "a recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive."

Since she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone mega-smash "One of Us," the seven-time Grammy nominee has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart, exploring a diverse range of genres: pop rock, soul, R&B, blues, roots rock, gospel, funk and country-all of which can be heard on Trouble and Strife, along with the Western side of C&W and a touch of glam and disco.

Tackling serious subject matter in her writing while crafting music to "uplift," Osborne assembled "a great live band" (including several musicians who played on her acclaimed last album, Songs of Bob Dylan): guitarists Jack Petruzzelli, Nels Cline and Andrew Carillo; keyboardist Keith Cotton; bassist Richard Hammond; and drummer Aaron Comess. For vocal harmonies, she enlisted exquisite vocalists Catherine Russell, Ada Dyer, Martha Redbone and Audrey Martells.