Free your voice and express your full range as a part of this social community singing experience!

All levels welcome. Varied repertoire for varied tastes. Some sessions culminate in fundraising concerts for local causes, others are process-oriented and open to drop-in participation.

Check out an Ubuntu Story on this website. The Free Range Singers and the UU Sparks Choir joined forces in a well-attended community singing event called Come Together Singing on the evening of Martin Luther King Day, 2013.

Monday nights 7-9 @ Homewood Castle, Montford, Asheville, NC
Tuesday Afternoons, 4-6 @ Echoview Fiber Mill, Jupiter, NC

Hark! is a non-auditioned, all-voices-welcome choir.  Learn harmonies, rounds, and four-part songs in a welcoming and accessible environment.

Yuri Woodstock is a vivacious community songleader born and raised in the Blue Ridge.  He carries a rich tapestry of song from around the world, and loves to weave voices into rich harmonies with grace and ease.  The body is an instrument he reminds us, and that singing is our birthright! Yuri leads two nights of community singing in and around Asheville every week.  His workshops are always “all voices welcome” and encourage us to connect with our full, true voice, and all that comes with it. 

Welcome to High Spirit Harmonies!

We gather once a week to share the joy of singing in harmony. We are an all voices welcome, non-auditioned, community choir. We sing rounds and songs from all over the world. All songs are taught in the oral tradition, and our only requirement is a desire to sing (well, and to have fun!).

If this sounds good to you, we want YOU to join us. The more voices the merrier!

We believe that singing is essential to the human experience. We sing simple, life affirming songs, rounds, and layered songs. All 8-12 year old girls are welcome to come explore using their voices in a safe environment where harmonies come naturally and each child is cherished for the unique gifts she brings.

We hold this choir to support girls in being connected to themselves and each other in meaningful ways.

Joyful Noise: Community Singing on Mount Desert Island is singing in harmony for experienced and novice singers alike. You don’t have to read music, either. We’ll explore music from a wide variety of cultural traditions, and songs will be taught in the oral tradition.

For everyone who loves to sing — and can’t keep it to themselves.

Imagine a no-audition choir in your own community where all voices are welcome. One World Community Choir is for people who love to sing­ but have either been too shy or too busy to do it. In this low-pressure, high-pleasure choir, you’ll learn beautiful songs from all over the world, including hypnotic chants from the rainforests of central Africa, traditional ballads from Scotland, uplifting kirtans from India, and traditional folksongs from our own land. In addition to their rich harmonies, many of these songs have irresistible rhythms that will get your body moving, and inspiring lyrics that will brighten your spirits. Betsy and Al bring the same level of playfulness and imperfection to the choir as they do to their marriage.

Unlike choirs whose primary focus is on performance, our focus is on the experience of singing together for our own enjoyment. And don’t worry if you can’t read music. You’ll be learning most of the songs by ear, just as they’re learned in the cultures they come from, and Betsy posts all the parts to all the songs online, so you can practice anytime between sessions. On-going choir, but new members are welcome to join anytime. Monday nights, 7–8:30 PM, from April through November and are off December through March. Call Betsy for more information.

Open Circle is a non-audition community choir that meets Mondays 7:00–9:00pm at South Whidbey High School.

We sing an eclectic mix of songs from around the world — ballads, folk, spiritual, peace, and freedom songs, with an occasional 60’s pop tune thrown in for good measure.

The choir season starts in early October and culminates in late May with a community concert.

50 members.
All voices are welcome, no auditions.

Our intention is to create a safe place for all voices to discover the joy of singing harmoniously and passionately together. We sing songs from all over, mostly love songs to the earth, each other, all living things, and to the forces of spirit that support and sustain all things. We believe that making beauty in song together is one of the ways we can pay our spiritual ‘rent’ of giving back for the privilege of living on this exquisite planet. We share our music when asked to at various local events, and give fund raising concerts for local and international programs that support social and environmental concerns.

We are a joyful non-audition adult singing collective for everyone.

Join us and sing your heart out!

We sing for joy! We sing for life!

We sing to build community and to bring more harmony into our hearts and the world.