Member Organization

The Sound of the Northwest

Mailing Address:
PO Box 28921
Seattle, WA 98188
Artistic Director: Elias Bullock (Interim)
Founded: 1987
Next Anniversary: 2027 calendar year
Ensemble Type: Adult Auditioned Community Heritage Choir
Ability to sing and learn written harmony. The ability to read music a plus, but not necessary.
Size: 25 members
Yearly Contributions: $250
$25 per month
Rehearses: Mondays, 7:00pm during the Academic Year at St. Clement of Rome Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA

Description

Since 1987, The Sound has delighted audiences throughout the Puget Sound region with concerts that bring joy to the heart, a clap to the hands, a tear to the eye, and a stomp to the feet. The typical menu of a program by The Sound will include an entree of Negro Spirituals sung a cappella and seasoned with anecdotes for flavor, augmented with side dishes of dance and/or poetry, and topped off with a generous dessert of Gospel. It is truly a "soul food" meal designed to uplift and strengthen the spirit. On Feb. 19, 2012, The Sound's entree in an Ensemble Spotlight at Carnegie Hall (NY, NY) was seasoned with spontaneous applause and topped off with a standing ovation from a capacity audience.

Ensemble Photos

The Sound of the Northwest. The SONW Choir in New York City for Carnegie Hall Performance 2011
The Sound of the Northwest. The SONW Choir in New York City for Carnegie Hall Performance 2011
The Sound of the Northwest. The Sound of the Northwest at the Juan Huey-Ray Memorial Concert November 2022
The Sound of the Northwest. The Sound of the Northwest at the Juan Huey-Ray Memorial Concert November 2022
The Sound of the Northwest. SONW Contingent at St.Mark's Cathedral for Juneteeth 2023 Celebration
The Sound of the Northwest. SONW Contingent at St.Mark's Cathedral for Juneteeth 2023 Celebration