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Practice singing with the NYC choir for everyone: Everybody Sing

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ORGANIZATION: Everybody Sing

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Everybody Sing is a group for anyone to join who wants to practice choral singing. No audition, no fee, no expectation, and no perfectionism. We sing for fun, for the benefits to our physical and mental health, and to share our music with small audiences in casual venues. The group sings a wide variety of music styles with and without accompaniment. Members are invited to sing harmony or melody. Everybody Sing, in its first year, had three public singing engagements; all three were successes. Most importantly, the group has begun to cohere as a community of friends. The choir's theme song is Lean On Me. We hope to perform our first full-length indoor concert in Fall 2025. Join us! Every Tuesday 6:30 - 8 PM at Columbia University's Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Ave just below 118th Street. everybodysingnyc.com

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About Everybody Sing

Location:

201 W 109, Apt 2E, New York, NY 10025, US

Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF EVERYBODY SING IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC IN A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED, VOLUNTEER SETTING THAT WELCOMES ALL WHO WISH TO JOIN. EVERYBODY SING IS FREE, WITHOUT AN AUDITION, AND INCLUDES AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: WE STRIVE TO LEARN HOW TO SING BETTER IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE FUN TOGETHER.

Description

Everybody Sing had its first rehearsal in February 2024. Director Rick Whitaker had been an opera student at the University of Cincinnati College/Conservatory of Music but was defeated by extreme stage fright. He shifted to creative writing and moved to New York at the age of 20. (He has published three books.) But his experience as a student singing in choirs left a nagging desire in him to direct his own group. His day for more than 20 years has been producing concerts at Columbia University's Italian Academy, where he had access to a small theater. He pitched the choir to his executive director who approved his plan wholeheartedly. The idea is simple: a group for anyone to join who wants to practice choral singing. No audition, no fee, no expectation, and no perfectionism. We sing for fun, for the benefits to our physical and mental health, and to share our music with small audiences in casual venues. The group sings a wide variety of music styles with and without accompaniment. Members are invited to sing harmony or melody. Everybody Sing, in its first year, had three public singing engagements; all three were successes. Most importantly, the group has begun to cohere as a community of friends. The choir's theme song is Lean On Me. We hope to perform our first full-length indoor concert next fall.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Community
LGBTQ+
Arts & Culture, Community, LGBTQ+

WHEN

Tue Jan 21, 2025 - Tue Mar 25, 2025
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

WHERE

1161 Amsterdam AvenueNew York, NY 10027

(40.80762,-73.96017)
 

SKILLS

  • Music Arts
  • Problem Solving
  • Keyboard Instrument
  • Singing
  • Songwriting
  • String Instrument

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • 90 minutes
  • A desire to sing

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 50+
  • Event can be held at organization location(s)
  • No Donation

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