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Na Salasu Betelma lyrics (click here to download the PDF document)

¶ Haiti Fundraising concert, Sunday 8 June, 7:30 pm
Benefit flyer (Adobe PDF file, click here)
Woodland Park United Methodist Church (click here)
302 N 78th St
Columbia Lutheran (click here): Thursday 5 June, 7 pm (arrive 6:15 pm)
4700 Phinney Ave N
¶ Val Rogers: South African song and dance workshop (click here for more details) on Monday 26 May 08 (posted Wed 23 Apr 08)
¶ The world-famous Bulgarian Women's Choir will be performing at Town Hall on Tuesday 27 May 08 (posted Fri 4 Apr 08)

Northwest Folklife Festival (click here) - Sun 25 May, 1:30-1:55, Memorial Day weekend - Seattle Center, Charlotte Martin Theatre
Seattle Green Festival - Sunday 13 Apr
Wash State Convention Ctr
You can go all day for free with your pass

Warm-up c. 3:30 (details tba). Perform at 5:45

SING FOR THE DALAI LAMA from Maggie - Posted 7 Feb 08
Qwest Field Seattle on Saturday April 12th
Rehearsals have begun. To join the choir or to find out details (click here)


PNC Winter Festival: Sun 2 Dec 2:30 pm - Brick Building (30-min. time-slot)
¶ Cathleen Wilder's Heart of Technique Workshop: click here for details (posted Tue 30 Oct)
Figgy Pudding, Fri 7 Dec, 6:15-8:30 pm
Hearthstone: Sat 15 Dec, 6:30 pm
Fremont Peak Park ribbon-cutting ceremony: Sat 10 Nov. 2007
— arrive @ 11:40 am - sing @ noon
— 4351 Palatine Ave N.
click here for a nice map to the park (from the Seattle Times)
Fremont Peak Park website: http://www.fremontpeakpark.org (click here)

Posted 25 May 07 - from Jim Roe
Seattle Summer Sings 2007
Tuesdays 7:00-9:30 pm
Swedish Cultural Center (click here)
1920 Dexter Ave., N. (206) 283-1090
July 17 Mozart & Durufle Requiems
Geoffrey Boers, director
July 24 Dvorak Stabat Mater
Anthony Spain, director
July 31 Verdi Requiem
Paul Schultz, director
Aug 7 Haydn “Lord Nelson” Mass
Jerry Yonkman, director
Aug 14 Mendelssohn Elijah
James Savage, director
(programs subject to change)
Posted 12 Dec 06
From Maggie, for Val Rogers
Village Harmony Summer Singing Camp 2007

Exciting news! Village Harmony is offering a fabulous world music singing camp for the first time in Oregon next summer. Nine days of bliss in the heart of the Cascades - singing, dancing, eating, playing (and a bit of sleeping) while exploring the world through song. A series of concerts tops it all off.
$675 includes all meals, accommodation, music instruction and materials.
(For a full description, click here)


Hope to sing with you this summer!

Val Rogers (to email click here)
Telephone: 541-344-8931

Posted 14 Jun 07 - from tenor Dick Callahan
8:00 pm Friday 29 June 07
upper PNA (blue) building, room 6

Tegan Callahan presents slides on her 2-years in Africa: Tegan will present images of her two years in Swaziland , Africa , as a Peace Corps volunteer working on HIV/AIDs education. Tegan is the daughter of Dick (tenor) and Becky Callahan. On Friday, June 29th, in the upper PNA (blue) building, in room 6, starting at 8:00 p.m.

Join her family to hear Tegan present her experience.


Posted 13 Jun 07
Dr. Ysaye Barnwell - The Power of Song
Back To The Future
21 & 23 June 2007

On June 21 & 23, all singers are invited to experience The Power of Song, led by Dr. Ysaye Barnwell. This is a rare opportunity to work with this renowned song master and participate in a performance with Dr. Barnwell at Benaroya Hall on June 23 and The Sound of the Northwest, an African American spiritual choral group, for their 20th Anniversary concert, Back To The Future.

click here for all the details


Spring 2007 Events
¶ Saturday 9 June 7:30 pm: Haiti Benefit Concert
Woodland Park United Methodist Church (click here)
302 N 78th St (corner of Greenwood Avenue N & N 78th Street)
~ 6:30 pm - warm up and practice
~ Reception following the performance
(click here to download PDF concert flyer)
¶ Sunday 10 June: Celebrate the life of Christine Howe
(click here for more details)
¶ Thursday 14 June 6:30 pm: Columbia Lutheran (click here)

Memorial Day weekend 2007 Folk Life Festival (click here)
~ Sunday 27 May 27, 11:00-11:25am, Charlotte Martin Theater (click here)

Posted 13 Feb 07
Seattle Women’s Chorus - Lift It Up: Black America in Song
Saturday 21 April - 8 pm
Sunday 22 April - 2 pm

Bernice Johnson Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock joins the Seattle Women’s Chorus (including our own alto, Amy Kastelin!) in a repertoire of soul and spirituals in this celebration of life and music.

Resounding rhythms, rich harmonies, stirring lyrics and soaring melodies, including songs from Oprah Winfrey's Broadway hit, The Color Purple, interweave in this testimony to freedom that will rock the rafters and lift you out of your seat. Meany Theater, Saturday, April 21 - 8 pm, and Sunday, April 22 - 2 pm. See the web site for details: http://www.flyinghouse.org/swc/liu/
Posted 18 Mar 07
Come and join the Seattle Labor Chorus at its annual Sing Along
Celebrating their Tenth Anniversary
Friday 30 March 2007
7 pm - 9:30 pm
$10-$15 suggested donation
Central Area Senior Center (click here)
500 - 30th Ave, South
Seattle 98144

Soprano Alison E. says that the Seattle Labor Chorus singalong is fast approaching! Details are below -- please let me know if you'd like to purchase advance tickets for this fun, family-friendly event of home-made entertainment and good music!
Desserts and drinks - Sound by Rise Up! Productions
Songsheets/lyrics provided - Art and craft silent auction
For more details contact — 206-524-7753

http://www.seattlelaborchorus.org/

Posted 17 Mar 07
Benefit Concert: Iraq Veterans Against the War
Saturday 7 April 2007 - 7:30 p.m.

Rebel Voices (Susan Lewis and Janet Stecher, director of the Seattle Labor Chorus) Tom Rawson, and many other Victory Music performers.
Trinity United Methodist Church (click here)
6512 23rd Ave, NW
Saturday 7 April 2007
7:30-10:00
Cover charge: $10-$20
Produced by Andy Blyth and David Perasso, in cooperation with Victory Music and North Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice

http://www.tomrawson/ivaw2007.html

Posted 13 Feb 07
Soweto Gospel Choir - Paramount Theatre
Sunday 1 April - 3pm

The Soweto Gospel Choir will be performing at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Sunday April 1st at 3pm. Tickets went on sale February 9th. This is a great opportunity to hear South African Music!
Posted 13 Feb 07
Katrina Benefit Concert
Sunday 25 February - 4 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
6512 23rd Avenue Northwest
Seattle, Washington 98117
206-784-2227
¶ Meet for warm-up at the church steps @ 2:30 pm
¶ Practice with the other choirs starts @ 3:00 pm

The Phinney Neighborhood Chorus is one of six local choruses invited to partcipate in a concert this month to benefit the Katrina victims. We will sing several songs from our repertory, in addition to several songs to be learned on site and sung with the whole group.
The Total Experience Gospel Choir will be participating, and director Pat Wright will be teaching us the group songs by rote prior to the concert. The concert will be taking place at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Ballard, on Sunday February 25 at 4 pm. Please invite your friends and neighbors to support this wonderful benefit. Thank you!
Posted 2 Feb 07
Music Night! 7pm Sat. 10 Feb.
Hosted by Beth C. (alto)
For more info. from Beth C. (click here to email her)

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