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I was privileged to meet world class Ugandan kora player Chinobay on the Daily Antidote of Song. He is the co-founder of the youth led Ugandan Dance of Hope. We are so fortunate that their US tour has them flying in and out of Atlanta!

Join us for a fabulous FREE evening at Haugabrooks African art gallery, home to aKAZiATL just down the street from the King Center on Auburn Ave.

Dance of Hope will be surrounded by "A Different Kind of Blues, the paintings of Senegalese artist Sadio Diallo.

MON. OCT. 16

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Dancing, Singing, and beautiful Kora music!!!

Light refreshments served ~ FREE admission!

@ AKAZIATL African Art Gallery,

364 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, GA 30312

Info: https://www.akaziatl.com/

Please support the Global Village Project WELCOME WALK!

Support my team here https://secure.givelively.org/donate/global-village-project/2023-global-village-welcome-walk/elise-witt-1

And if you're in Georgia, come walk with us!

Connecting Clarkston (where most of our students live)

to Decatur (where our school is housed)

9:45 a.m. Meet at Refuge Coffee

4170 E Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Clarkston, GA 30021

SINGING for FUN for EVERYONE

4 Mondays~ ONLINE

Oct. 30 - Nov. 20

7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Eastern

Discover, explore, and expand your natural voice!

Register HERE:

https://elisewitt.com/web/calendar/singing-for-fun-for-everyone-online-103023/

SINGING for FUN for EVERYONE™

Thursdays @ the Indoor Visitor Center atWoodlands Garden

Nov. 2, 9, 16

Register HERE:

https://elisewitt.com/web/calendar/singing-for-fun-for-everyone-nov2-23/

Ossabaw 2024

Registration is now open for the Ossabaw Island 2024 retreat. Participants are limited to 13, so sign up early!!

Registration and more info: https://elisewitt.com/web/calendar/2024-ossabaw/

An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ ~ Harmony Singing for All

with Elise Witt

@ John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

June 2-8, 2024

Low pressure, high pleasure! Discover the joy of singing in glorious group harmony. Learn rounds, part songs, folk songs, and international songs, all broken down into easily learnable pieces. Maybe even experiment with birthing a new musical creation of your own. Singers of all abilities, styles, and experience are welcome.

Register:

https://folkschool.configio.com/pd/2111/impromptu-glorious-chorus-harmony-singing-for?st_t=2077&st_ti=2491&range=6%2F2%2F2024&cid=2527&returncom=productlist&source=search

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!

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* 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 some beautiful performances by choirs, choruses, and small ensembles! More info click here.

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A song of APPRECIATION recorded here with Mick Kinney (piano) & Lisset Rodés (percussion & vocal harmony). Now a staple at the Global Village Project to show our gratitude for the many people who make it possible to offer a good education to teenage refugee girls!
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Improv at Steve's Live Music 2012
This is a Spontaneous Improvisation with the audience at Steve's Live Music in Atlanta. It is a song of gratitude to live music, to all the musicians who make playing so much fun, and to folks who come to listen and are also willing to become part of the music, including my mom!
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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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Elise's Upcoming Schedule

(all times are Eastern US)

2023

Oct. 16 ~ Online

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Elise hosts Cesar Garabini on the Daily Antidote of Song

Oct. 16 ~ Atlanta GA

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dance of Hope from Uganda @ aKAZiATL African art gallery

Oct. 17- 22 ~ Rabun Gap GA

Residency/Retreat @ Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences

Oct. 24 ~ Roanoke VA

5:45 p.m. Celebrating the life of Ann Kilkelly @ the Virginia Teach Creativity and Innovation District

Oct. 30 - Nov. 20 ~ Online

7:30 - 8:45 p.m. SINGING for FUN for EVERYONE 4-week class

Nov. 2-16 ~ Decatur GA

6:45 - 8:00 p.m. SINGING for FUN for EVERYONE 3-week class @ Woodlands Garden

Nov. 4 ~ Clarkston to Decatur GA

9:30 a.m. Welcome Walk for the Global Village Project

Nov. 5 ~ Online

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Elise hosts Elliot Ray on the Daily Antidote of Song

Oct. 16 ~ Online

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Elise hosts Pine Lake Mayor Melanie Hammet on the Daily Antidote of Song

Nov. 30 ~ Bay Area CA

House Concert w/Terry Garthwaite & Becky Reardon (details TBA)

Dec. 1-9 ~ Hakalau HI

Mele with Rhiannon

Dec. 15 ~ Decatur GA

2:00 p.m. Authors' Tea @ Global Village Project

2024

Feb. 2 ~ Cary NC

A Musical Trip Around the World @ Farmington Woods Elementary School

Feb. 3 Durham NC

An Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ community singing workshop, Location TBA

Feb. 4 Raleigh NC

Global, Local & Homemade Songs™ house concert, Location TBA

Feb. Feb. 24 ~ Decatur GA

7:00 p.m. "Imagine A Circle: The Global Village Project Songbook" Release Concert celebrating GVP's 15th Anniversary @ Oakhurst Baptist Church

Mar. 16 ~ Atlanta GA

Concert w/Atlanta Young Singers & Global Village Project

Mar. 29 ~ Decatur GA

2:00 p.m. Authors' Tea & Gallery @ Global Village Project

April 18-21 ~ Ossabaw Island GA

Singing the Inspiration of Ossabaw Island Retreat w/Gayanne Geurin & Elise Witt

April 21 ~ Clarkston GA

5:00 p.m. Tribute to Education for the Global Village Project

May 3 ~ Decatur GA

2:00 p.m. Authors' Tea @ Global Village Project

May 18 ~ Clarkston GA

10:00 a.m. Graduation for the Global Village Project

June 2-8 ~ Brasstown NC

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

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