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NEW ORLEANS !

Tues. Mar. 10 - Concert

Wed. Mar. 11 - Community Singing Workshop

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"An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™

Community Singing Class

Thursdays @ Woodlands Garden, Decatur GA

6:15 pm optional Qigong warm up * 6:45 - 8:00 p.m. Class

Register HERE

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"Singing for Fun for Everyone"

Duet with me along w/folks from many places...

Mondays on ZOOM

7:30 - 8:45 p.m.

Register HERE

FRI. MAR. 13, 20, 27

OUR HISTORY IS NOW ~ VOICES CARRY

Pine Lake celebrates Women's History Month with evocative stories, music, and conversation!

ChattaSings presents

NATURAL RHYTHMS

~ Becky Reardon ~ Terry Garthwaite ~ Elise Witt ~

SAT. APRIL 11 ~ Chattanooga TN

Just a couple hours from Atlanta, Asheville, Knoxville, Nashville, Huntsville, Birmingham...

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Singing Circle Workshop

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Community Pot Luck

7:00 p.m. Natural Rhythms in Concert

Registration Link

“Want to hear three totally unique yet complementary out-of-the-mainstream voices? Both in poetry and musicianship, Terry, Becky and Elise defy typical music categories while clearly drawing on folk, rock, jazz and non-western cultural rhythms and melodies. Their trio magically combines the surprising individual sensibility of each of these women who have fearlessly pursued an artist’s drive for self=expression. Want to resonate with notions of responsible connection to other people, nature, and the challenging world around us? Sing along with the deep and delightful songs these women share so soulfully.”

Elise's Upcoming Schedule

(all times are Eastern US)

2026

Mar. 2-30 ~ Zoom

7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Singing for Fun for Everyone

Mar. 5-26~ Decatur GA

6:15 - 8:00 p.m. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ Woodlands Garden in the Pavilion

Mar. 10~ New Orleans LA

730 pm Concert of Global, Local & Homemade Songs @ Catapult Studio, hosted by Mondo Bizarro

Mar. 11~ New Orleans LA

730 pm An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ Catapult Studio, hosted by Mondo Bizarro

Mar. 13 ~ Pine Lake GA

7:00 doors / 7:30 program Our history is Now: Voice Carry, featuring Doris Mukangu & Monalisa Moreno ~ opening music by Joyce & Jacque; closing music by Lisset & Judith Rodés of CubanaSong

Mar. 20 ~ Pine Lake GA

7:00 doors / 7:30 program Our history is Now: Voice Carry, featuring Han Pham & Amal Yusuf ~ opening music by Elise Witt closing dance by Celeste Miller

Mar. 27 ~ Pine Lake GA

7:00 doors / 7:30 program Our history is Now: Voice Carry, featuring Meh Sod Paw & Sushma Barakoti ~ opening music by Marla Majett; closing music by Rebekka Goldsmith

Mar. 28 ~ Atlanta GA

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ First Existentialist Congregation

April 2-30~ Decatur GA

6:15 - 8:00 p.m. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ Woodlands Garden in the Pavilion

April 6, 13, 27 ~ Zoom

7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Singing for Fun for Everyone

April 11 ~ Chattanooga TN

4:00 - 6:00 pm Workshop; 6:00 pm Pot Luck & 7:00 pm Concert w/Natural Rhythms - Becky Reardon, Terry Garthwaite & Elise Witt - Details & Registration coming!

April 17-20 ~ Ossabaw Island GA

4-day retreat on Georgia's first Nature Preserve w/Becky Reardon (sold out)

April 25 ~ Atlanta GA

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ location TBA

May 2 ~ Cabbagetown & Scottdale GA

Body Music Workshop w/Keith Terry / Old Time singing workshop w/Evie Ladin / Concert w/Evie & Keith

May 4 ~ Zoom

7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Singing for Fun for Everyone

May 8~ Santa Cruz CA

Workshop & Concert w/Natural Rhythms: Becky Reardon, Terry Garthwaite, Elise Witt @ German Cultural Center

May 10~ Sebastopol CA

Workshop & Concert w/Natural Rhythms: Becky Reardon, Terry Garthwaite, Elise Witt @ Studio E

May 15-16~ Trumansburg NY

Trumansburg Community Choir Concert w/music from Elise Witt Choral Series

May 21 & 28~ Decatur GA

6:15 - 8:00 p.m. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop @ Woodlands Garden in the Pavilion

May 23~ Decatur GA

An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ w/Elise @ Butterfly Whirl dance weekend

June 28 - July 3~ Brasstown NC

An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™: Harmony Singing for All - week-long workshop @ John C. Campbell Folk School

July 26 - Aug. 1~ Swananoa NC

An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™:classes for Contemporary Folk & Guitar Week @ the Swannanoa Gathering

Aug. 4-9 ~ Little Rock AR

Alternate ROOTS annual gathering

Aug. 18-20 ~ Appleton WI

Residency w/Lawrence Community Girl Choir

Sept. 19 ~ Atlanta GA

7:00 p.m.Concert of Global, Local & Homemade Songs for Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music w/special guests

Oct. 17-27 ~ Appleton WI

Residency w/Lawrence Community Girl Choir

Dec. 11-12 ~ Appleton WI

Concert w/Lawrence Community Girl Choir

https://elisewitt.bandcamp.com/

  • Bandcamp is the only site where musicians actually make money on their music

  • First Fridayof each month musicians receive ALL the income from their sales

IMAGINE A CIRCLE: The Global Village Songbook

Teaching English through Singing & Songwriting w/Multilingual Learners

55 songs written by, for, and with the students of the Global Village Project!

~ Song lyrics ~ Music notation ~ Stories ~ Teaching Tips ~ Student Art ~

Available as PRINT BOOK

and/or DIGITAL DOWNLOAD w/all the SOUND RECORDINGS

Purchase the book: https://elisewitt.com/web/gvp-songbook/

All proceeds benefit the Global Village Project,
a special purpose middle school for teenage refugee girls with interrupted education.
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Give the gift of Music!

(to loved ones and yourself!)

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CDs & Digital Downloads

Done with CDs? You can now get any of my music as digital downloads.

And yes, CDs are still available, (though Love Being Here and the archival Elise Witt & Small Family Orchestra double CD are almost sold out)

Click HERE to peruse the Music!

All Singing: The Elise Witt Songbook

58 original songs arranged for solo and community singing

"A beautiful and breathtaking songbook in its variety of wonderful songs, its scope of musical styles and subjects, its accessible and lovely artistic design, and its charming stories about each piece, as well as about Elise's remarkable journey through her musical life. Elise's brilliant artistry shines through these pages!"

~ Joanne Hammil, composer, performer, choral director

“Elise’s provocative songs ask you to think, to act, to enjoy, to fully engage in life. She invites you to stretch not only your voice, but your expectations and assumptions.”

~ Terry Garthwaite, Joy of Cooking, Natural Rhythms, composer, concert artist

* Elise Witt w:Songbook, photo by Jessica Lily
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Twenty-two of my songs have been arranged for SATB, SSAA, and TTBB choral groups by Michael Holmes. Check out the music and beautiful performances by choirs, choruses, and small ensembles!

More info CLICK HERE.

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Lea Morris & I duet across the ether for "Open the Window," a Sea Islands Spiritual. Call & response ~ Create your own verses... this song is a powerful call to open our hearts and join hands across borders to let peace and justice prevail.
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Harry Belafonte - 0ne of my earliest musical influences and my first LP. Here are the Global Village Project students singing "TURN THE WORLD AROUND," his wonderful song inspired by a story from Guinea.
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"Breathe in, Breathe Out," Hiphop Taichi - Cate Morrill's class at the Swannanoa Gathering, accompanied by Maurice & Carlton Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E. Men Under Guidance Acting Before Early Extinction) and ASL Signing by Rachel Schlafer Parton
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Did you know that the first bone to develop in our body is the EARBONE? Here is my Earbone poem, improvised with accompaniment by Becky Reardon, Terry Garthwaite, Molly Es, and Liza Constable, at the Stone Church in Brattleboro VT.
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On November 23, 2019, over 50 musicians and more than 300 audience members gathered at the Chosewood Arts Complex in Atlanta to celebrate the release of All Singing: The Elise Witt Songbook.
Click here to watch the whole concert
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