Adult Choir – Syracuse Community Choir

Winter Concert: Coming Home

40th Anniversary Season

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Rehearsals every Wednesday Nights
7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church
819 Madison St, Syracuse

Please enter the church through the doors in the center of the building on the Madison Street side.
Early arrival is much appreciated. When you arrive, please don a name tag, fill out a registration form, sign in on the attendance sheets, and collect your music.
Newcomers will be welcomed and advised where to find these things.

We’re hoping to find folks who are willing to help with some early volunteer needs. Can you lend a hand?

Choir Besties
We’ve started a program to welcome new singers into the choir and get them off to a good start. Each new singer will have a “choir bestie” — a buddy to introduce them to people, show them the ropes, answer their questions, and make sure they have what they need to be a happy and successful member. If that’s something you’re willing to help with, please contact Tracy at tracyjoholmes@gmail.com or (315) 708-7077.

Setup / Cleanup Crews
At each rehearsal there are setup and cleanup tasks that need to be done, and many hands make light work.

If you’re willing to arrive by 6:30 to help with set up, please contact Shanah at ‭‭(315) 880-1796‬.
If you’re willing to help with cleanup and can stay until 9:15, please contact Tracy at tracyjoholmes@gmail.com or (315) 708-7077.

No Rehearsals on:
Wednesday, Nov. 26

Singer Expectations

Nov 12 | SIRDN Talk @ Rehearsal

During our normal rehearsal, we welcome our People’s Peace award recipients, Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network (SIRDN) for a talk about the important work they are doing.

Nov 23 | Harvest Dinner and Song Circle

Save the Date – More info coming soon.

Dec 6 | Plowshares Crafts Fair And Peace Festival performance

Plowshares Crafts Fair And Peace Festival performance (12 pm, Nottingham High School)

Dec 13 | Full Choir Rehearsal

Details coming soon

Dec 14 | Winter Solstice Concert: Coming Home

Sunday, Dec. 14 @ 4pm
St. Paul’s Syracuse, the Downtown Episcopal Church

Music/Set List

Below are the songs we are learning for our Winter Solstice Concert. Click on each song selection to start practicing and learning the music for this season. This page will be updated regularly as content from our Creative Directors becomes available.

Our song selections for this season were inspired by the following YouTube performances. Please note that our arrangements may differ.

North
For the Beauty of the Earth
Peace Is
Would you harbor me
Yo te nombro
Glory
Stand Up!
No More Genocide
Sisters of Winter
Dance of December
From Now On – From The Greatest Showman

Rehearsal Recordings

Meet the Adult Choir Creative Team

Laura Enslin Soprano Laura Enslin is excited to work with the Syracuse Community Choir! She left a full-time academic career in 2016 to start a private studio called CNY Singing Garden (singinggarden.org). Laura attributes her success to many people she's taught and worked with over the years at Syracuse University (Department of Drama and Setnor School of Music); Nazareth College; and the Eastman School of Music, where she also earned a Master of Music in Voice. A lifelong learner, Laura expands her personal and professional horizons by studying yoga, sound healing, voice, vocal pedagogy and music of all genres. Currently, she is a student of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP). She earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Colleen Kattau Colleen is a bilingual vocalist and songwriter. Her music expresses a loving, spirited presence, with a voice that soothes and haunts with its range and clarity. Music and activism infuse her music and she has performed at many social justice events, from celebrating the working folk of this country to “singing clear” for renewable energy. She recently won a songwriting award for her anthem I Will Rise at the Great Labor Arts Exchange, Silver Spring MD, and also recorded Woody Guthrie’s classic, Deportee. She has recorded seven albums and three successful benefit CDs for environmental & peace actions. Colleen believes in the transformative power of song to make a more just and peaceful world.

Natasia White Natasia Lee White (they/them) is a musician, actor, playwright, and educator currently located in Syracuse. When not directing an educational program, Natasia participates both onstage and off in local theatre productions, including writing two short plays produced in Syracuse, and playing violin and viola in pit orchestras. Natasia is also a member of the indie-folk rock band, Honey for the Bees!

Kevin Ammann

Malichi Simmons