Member Organization
Seattle Peace Chorus
PO Box 30152
Seattle, WA 98113-0152
Auditions test your voice quality and range, and your ability to stay on pitch. While the ability t
Dues may be paid in one or four installments; half season starting January is $180
Turn to https://seattlepeacechorus.org/join/audition-info/ for details.
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Description
The mission of the Seattle Peace Chorus (SPC) is to communicate through music the desire for a just and peaceful world; to consistently present SPC’s message through choral excellence and nonviolent activism; to celebrate life in all its diversity; to build and sustain harmonious relationships and cultural bridges locally and globally.
The Seattle Peace Chorus was founded in 1983 under the leadership of Helen Lauritzen (SPC Director, 1983-2000). The founding of the Chorus was inspired by Target Seattle, a region-wide activity formed to raise awareness about the growing threat of nuclear war in that era. Helen’s involvement in the effort led to further dialogue about the nuclear threat, and the need to offer peace activists a way to communicate a positive vision of the future - a way to express musically their desire for peace. In Helen's words: "...this (the chorus) seemed like a way to do it joyously." By reaching out through music and making personal connections, the chorus hoped and continues to hope now to make a difference.
Auditions: Auditions are scheduled before the start of rehearsals in September and in January. Find more information here: https://seattlepeacechorus.org/join/audition-info/. To schedule an audition, please fill out an application at http://seattlepeacechorus.org/join/audition-request. Provide your name, describe your singing experience, any formal training you might have had (formal training is not a requirement), and also describe any prior affiliation you might have had with the Seattle Peace Chorus. Finally, list phone numbers and e-mail so that our audition coordinator can contact you.
Rehearsal Information: Rehearsals are held Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place North, Seattle, WA 98103. Extra Saturday rehearsals, usually from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., are scheduled as needed. In the week preceding a concert, two or three evening rehearsals may be scheduled. The chorus rehearses for formal two concerts each season, in the fall and in the spring. Rehearsals run from September through November and January through May or early June.
Music Director: Will Rand is a conductor, composer, and collaborative pianist who has shared music with choirs, orchestras, and chamber ensembles throughout the United States and abroad. He is the founder of EarthStory, a project pursuing ecological wholeness. Will’s deep passion is creating in collaboration with co-conspirators who share the intention of bringing more healing, joy, and grace into the world.
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