AWC Members In Memory
The Atlanta Women’s Chorus remembers its members who are no longer with us.
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Beth Hampshire
Beth joined the AWC for our first season in 2013. She loved to sing and was fun-loving and energetic. Beth was also a talented musician and had a music therapy practice working with children. She was a beloved part of our sisterhood. We lost her to ovarian cancer in April 2019 and she is greatly missed.
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Ann Pinyan
Ann Pinyan was a founding member of the AWC, served on the AGMC and Voices of Note Boards of Directors and was the second membership president. In her professional life she worked in corporate America, and in 2014, started her own recruiting business. She was larger than life and gave so much of herself to the chorus. We lost her to ovarian cancer in July 2022. She is deeply missed.
AWC Fighting Together
Ann Pinyan and Beth Hampshire both sung with the Atlanta Women’s Chorus, and within months of each other, the two realized they had another thing in common: ovarian cancer.
Pinyan became Hampshire’s mentor, helping her through the same journey she had been on herself. The two even ended up in treatment together.
The women of the AWC supported these 2 in any way they could, including bringing meals, going to appointments together and running in the Teal Trot to support ongoing Ovarian cancer treatment studies.
Ann Pinyan Memorial Music Commission Fund
As many of you know, Ann was a board chair for the Atlanta Feminist Women’s Chorus and the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and was instrumental in the creation of the Atlanta Women’s Chorus. As an active singing member of the AWC, Ann was membership president twice. As an honoring of her immense service to our Voices of Note family, we have started the Music Commission Fund in her name. These funds are being used to support the commissioning of new works for chorus of all voicings (SSAA, TTBB primarily, but also SATB). Ann’s commitment to our organization and her love of music makes this dedication especially meaningful for all who knew and loved her. We hope you will support the Ann Pinyan Memorial Music Commission Fund!
