Summer Solstice Concert: All Our Relations
40th Anniversary Season
Rehearsals every Wednesday Nights, 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church
Wednesday, March 19: 1st rehearsal for the Summer Solstice concert
Feb 26th | Pre-season Sociocracy Get Together
Wednesday, February 26th at 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church, 819 Madison Street, Syracuse
We are moving toward Sociocracy, a system of self-governance where decisions are made with equity, empowerment, trust, and transparency. Join us for presentations and discussions, singing and socializing. Whether you think you might be interested in getting involved in helping to move the choir forward, or would like to gain a better understanding of how the choir is being run, please join us. Even if you’re unable to sing with us this season, there’s room for you to be involved.
March 8 | Call Them In: A Social Justice Songwriting Workshop with Crys Matthews
10am-12pm @ ArtRage Gallery 505 Hawley Ave. Syracuse
In his book, Why We Can’t Wait, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “freedom songs are the soul of the movement. They are more than just incantations of clever phrases designed to invigorate a campaign…[they are] the sorrow songs, the shouts for joy, the battle hymns and the anthems of our movement.” From Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind” to Amythyst Kiah’s “Black Myself,” music has always been a conduit for hope and empowerment but, in a world where justice and equity have somehow become synonymous with ‘being too political,’ are hope and empowerment enough.
Join Crys Matthews for a frank discussion about the ways in which she uses music to, not only call out, but to also call in.
Crys Matthews was just named as the 2025 “Artist of the Year” at this year’s International Folk Music Awards. Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” She is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of compassionate dissent reflect her lived experience as what she lightheartedly calls “the poster-child for intersectionality.”
This is a free workshop.
March 12th | Building Community: All Our Relations
Wednesday, March 12 @ 7pm, Grace Church, 819 Madison Street
We are more than just a choir—we are a radical organization that sings truth to power and creates a safe, renewing, and inspiring space in these challenging times. Our mission goes beyond music; we are a community committed to radical love and meaningful change.
Join us as we reflect on our impact, deepen our connections within the community, and engage in our annual meeting evaluation.
March 19 | 1st rehearsal for the Summer Solstice concert
Wednesday, March 19th at 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church
The theme for the start of our 40th Season is “All Our Relations.”
The adult ensemble rehearses every Wednesday evening.
April 6 | Solidarity Sing-Out
Sunday, April 6 from 3pm – 5pm at Grace Church with Colleen Kattau and Syracuse Community Choir singers.
More info coming soon.
April 30 | Witness to Injustice Workshop
More info Coming Soon
Witness to Injustice is a unique three-hour interactive group teaching tool. It uses participatory education to share the disturbing history of what Indigenous Peoples have experienced through colonization. The program seeks to foster truth, understanding, and respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States; especially in the territory stewarded by people of the Onondaga Nation and other Haudenosaunee peoples.
May 31 | Summer Solstice Concert Saturday Rehearsal
More information coming soon!
June 1 | Summer Solstice Concert
The first concert of our 40th Anniversary Season: All Our Relations.
Location: Onondaga Nation School
