Joyful Voices Chorus
Spring ‘24 | Novato & San Anselmo + Big Sing
Our Winter ‘24 drop-in Central Marin Singers Choir singing the final chorus of Ahlay Blakely’s “The Shame Song.” That’s the kind of spirit you’ll find in the Joyful Voices Chorus!
Sing in Community
Love to sing while you're driving? On a walk? In the shower? Then this joyful, soulful, uplifting community choir is for you! Our choir is:
Easy to join in and sing because singing experience is never needed, and, because all songs are taught by ear, call-and-repeat-style, there's no music to read!
Non-audition, non-performative, and anti-perfectionistic.
Welcoming, accepting, and inclusive. We create a safe, non-judgmental, collaborative space that's supportive for all, especially if you're feeling nervous.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
So...what kinds of songs do we sing?
We sing short-form, non-religious, easy-to-learn songs mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement -- unison songs, chants, rounds, layer songs, and 2-, 3-, and 4-part harmony songs.
Songs are selected for their ability to rejuvenate, soothe, uplift and inspire! Songs of belonging, songs of healing, songs of hope, songs of joy.
Feel free to check out our YouTube page for videos and audio of our choirs singing together, and our Song Library, which has every song we've ever sung so far -- and there will be a number of new songs this season.
And this season, instead of drop-in, we're doing a 7-week series, which, although similar in most ways to our drop-in choirs, brings you unique benefits that come from being part of a consistent group:
Some of our songs can be juicier, richer songs that take parts of 2-3 successive evenings to learn. So juicy!
We get to co-create and experience a deeper feeling of community with each other!
We have San Anselmo and Novato choirs; in registering for either series you can go to one, the other, or BOTH every week.
The 7th week, Sunday May 5, we’re hosting a Big Sing in San Anselmo with special guest Kele Nitoto -- a wonderful celebration of singing together and building community! This is NOT a performance -- our San Anselmo and Novato choirs will join together, we'll invite family and friends and the community, we'll teach all the songs to the entire gathering, and we'll all sing them together! It’s gonna be SO. MUCH. FUN.
What People Are Saying About The Joyful Voices Chorus
“My heart is still singing! Loved the harmonies! And the magic in our connection! What a community!”
— Singer Linda P.
“An uplifting and moving community choir experience. Big positive energy!”
— Singer Elizabeth S.
Joyful Voices Chorus originates from unceded Coast Miwok land and we acknowledge we benefit from their displacement. To contribute to healing the continuing harms of the colonization of indigenous people, including through rematriating land, a portion of the proceeds are donated to a local Coast Miwok organization.