Seattle Peace Chorus

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY @7! Come spend your evening with us after No Kings Day to gather, reflect, and dream the world we all want to inhabit together. We will feature the prescient words from “Dreams” by poet Langston Hughes along with music from Godspell and the Greatest Showman. We will also share music and texts by Northwest composer John Muehleisen, Charles Anthony Silvestri, Rosephanye Powell, Rollo Dilworth, Dan Forrest, and Kyle Pederson. Please join us at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church on March 28 at 7PM.

https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2026spring/

This piece is from a larger work entitled, "Borders," by local composer John Muehleisen. Heart-rending and hopeful, the soothing nature of the traditional Spanish lullaby is marked by the challenge of words in English spoken by detainees at the U.S./Mexico border. As immigration is a place of grave injustice in our current day, as we protest the reprehensible treatment of detainees during their arrest, detention, and deportation, this piece highlights the conflict of the sweetness of a lullaby with the harsh reality that so many humans are living in.

Join the Seattle Peace Chorus for our concert, Resilience: Dare to Dream, on Saturday 28 March, 7-8 pm at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church for this and other choral works that inspire justice, peace, and the hope for a brighter future. Purchase tickets in advance at https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2026spring/

Last night we were joined by beloved PNW composer, John Muehleisen! We will be singing John's piece "Arrorró mi Niño" from his larger work called "Borders". Thank you for sharing your time and beautiful music with us, John.

Our concert is in 11 days! Do you have your tickets yet? Come to hear John's haunting and poignant music. Join us as we dare to dream together!

For those born after the tumult of the Civil Rights Era, the sounds of “We Shall Overcome” and other protest songs have become synonymous with the quest for equality and justice. Today’s peaceful protests for democracy will also be marked with the music of our day.

Continue your day of seeking justice and peace with the Seattle Peace Chorus as we celebrate resilience and the dream of a day when justice is accessible to all. Come hear music from Godspell and The Greatest Showman, from local composer, John Muehleisen, and renowned poets and composers Charles Anthony Silvestri, Rosephanye Powell, Rollo Dilworth, Dan Forrest, and Kyle Pederson. Saturday, March 28, 7-8 pm, join us at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church for Resilience: Dare to Dream. This will be a joyful and uplifting end to a day of protest and community. Purchase tickets in advance at https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2026spring/

Some days it is difficult to believe that another world is possible. Come join us as we dream of a world, in the words of Langston Hughes:

I dream a world where one
No other one will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn.

Set to music by Kyle Pederson, this piece, like the others in this concert, will bring you to the place to which our hopes guide us—where love is the guiding light, where shared humanity and experience draw us together in community. Come dream with us of this world. Our shared dreams can make it happen. Dare to Dream, 28 March, after No Kings Day, 7-8 pm at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church.

Advance tickets at https://https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2026spring/

We can build a beautiful city
Yes, we can, yes, we can

“Beautiful City” from the show “Godspell” is about the future that is for everyone. Even in the midst of chaos, we sing about how resilience in our communities can create beauty. (Shout out: Minneapolis!)

Join us for this and other choral works that celebrate the common dream we have for a future that is just and peaceful. RESILIENCE: dare to dream – a concert 7-8 pm on Saturday, 28 March at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church. Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2026spring/

Auditions for all voice parts on Saturday 3 January. Apply at https://seattlepeacechorus.org/join/audition-request/

It's been over a week and we are still reliving these glorious moments! Thank you to everyone who shared this space with us. We will always remember the strength we felt by singing, sharing, and receiving one another.

So much gratitude to tsi sq́ʷalʔalq́ʷal Lora Pennington and Débora Oliveira for sharing profound stories and wisdom with us. So many thanks to Cee Adamson, Scott Farkas, Zoe Ma, and Dekoboko Taiko for sharing your profound artistry. We are so grateful to our resilience partners: The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

The concert recording is now available! https://seattlepeacechorus.org/events/concerts/2025fall/program/
P.C. Dan Ciske

Thank you Greater Seattle Choral Consortium for sharing our concert this coming weekend! Come find us at University Congregational United Church of Christ on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets and more info at seattlepeacechorus.org

We are thrilled to share this weekend of singing with the Northwest Girlchoir in Everett, the Community Chorus of Port Townsend, and STANCE.

Member concerts this week (part 1/2) from Northwest Girlchoir, - Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble, Seattle Peace Chorus, RainShadow Chorale, The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County, and more. Be sure to check out the latest concert calendar at https://seattlesings.org

Meet our Concert Co-Creators! We are so excited to be collaborating with Cee Adamson, Xinzhu Zoe Ma, Scott Farkas, and Dekoboko Taiko in our upcoming concerts on November 22 and 23. Come and join us for this gathering of music, storytelling, and community building.