Seth Glier

MPress recording artist Seth Glier will grab you…if not with his powerful falsetto or his melodic prowess, then with what Performer Magazine calls his “intoxicating groove.” The 22-year-old singer, pianist and guitarist – who abandoned studies at The Berklee College of Music after one year because he “decided I should be playing for people and not for grades” – aims straight for the gut & has quickly established himself on the national scene performing over 250 shows a year.

“If Seth isn’t destined for huge super stardom then no one is” – Livingston Taylor

“‘Lauralee,’ an anthem about lost love which channels both Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, is a tune with real pop hit potential, It’s the kind of song you’ll be playing over and over on your iPod.” – Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics

“Seth’s voice and piano chops have such vivacity…he has an incredible ability to construct arresting melodies” – Culture Mob

“…breathtakingly beautiful, immersed in fragile introspection and an intimacy that penetrates every niche and nuance.” – M Music & Musicians Magazine

This event is being held in conjunction with events all across the country under the VOICES UNITED banner. (Due to scheduling issues, the one here is being held a few days earlier on September 26.) Singer/songwriter Catie Curtis and record producer/musician John Jennings are producing these events.

Since the founding of America, singers, songwriters and performers have been a powerful force for social justice. On September 28 – October 1, 2012, Americans United for Separation of Church and State is sponsoring Voices United for Separation of Church and State, a nationwide weekend of musical events to celebrate – and defend – the vital principle of church-state separation. Entertainers in all 50 states will participate in house concerts and shows at larger venues to bring people together on behalf of our First Amendment freedoms.The below is from their website.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org) is a 65-year-old organization that is the leading defender of the Constitution’s guarantee that America will remain a democracy and not become a theocracy run according to anybody’s religious agenda. Our current efforts include:

Challenging attempts to define marriage and family based on narrow theology
Supporting the provision of contraception to all women
Preventing religious leaders from electioneering from the pulpit
Insisting that candidates and elected officials support the public good, not a narrow religious agenda
Defending a strong public school system that welcomes all children
Opposing the use of taxpayer dollars to subsidize discriminatory religious schools and “faith-based” ministries

The goal is to raise the visibility of church-state separation and rally Americans to stand in support of this threatened constitutional principle. This production will also help raise funds for Americans United, a uniquely valuable and effective organization. It is essential for AU to keep doing what it does best: represent in court persons who are targets of religious oppression by government officials, stand up for individual freedom in Congress and the state legislatures and speak out in the media and other public forums.