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Her songs celebrate the pollination of bees, the mystery of the spiral, and the power of Singing to find strength in diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I See You With My Heart&#8221; is one of Elise&#8217;s &#8220;Multi-lingual, Polyrhythmic Musical Collages, layering up the words for &#8220;Welcome&#8221; in 10 different languages. 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And by the end of a concert, it is not unusual to have the entire audience (self-professed\u00a0\u201cnon-singers\u201d\u00a0included) singing in fabulous multi-part harmony!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7e8d7197\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">To book a concert of Global, Local &amp; Homemade Songs with Elise Witt<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-28afd438\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sing@elisewitt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sing@elisewitt.com<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global, Local &amp; Homemade Songs\u2122 &nbsp;The Raleigh Times says,&nbsp;\u201cElise Witt&#8217;s performance are like a suitcase plastered with stickers from around the world\u2026 populated with interesting characters both heroic and comic.\u201d&nbsp; &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/concerts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about  Concerts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31288","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"square-entry-image":false,"vertical-entry-image":false,"horizontal-entry-image":false,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Elise Witt","author_link":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/author\/singsong\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Global, Local &amp; Homemade Songs\u2122 &nbsp;The Raleigh Times says,&nbsp;\u201cElise Witt&#8217;s performance are like a suitcase plastered with stickers from around the world\u2026 populated with interesting characters both heroic and comic.\u201d&nbsp; ... 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