For 250 years, Americans have searched for their place in this big experiment. The Seattle Peace Chorus will share the music of immigrants, refugees, wanderers, and the first peoples of this land. Come hear the music of much loved songwriters, forgotten poets, radical change-makers, and wayward dreamers. We sing of hope for a future of freedom and belonging.
Searching for the Light: From Strangers to Neighbors,
3:00 pm Sunday 2 May 2027
Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
The Seattle Peace Chorus will feature John Muehleisen’s immigration cantata Borders with a chamber orchestra and children’s chorus.
Borders weaves together stories and songs of immigrants past and present, along with poets Emma Lazarus, Alberto Rios, and Brian Bilston. The poets ask us to consider, “Who is my neighbor?”
Our fall concerts are supported by:
Our spring concerts are supported by:
Will Rand, Seattle Peace Chorus Music Director
Seattle Peace Chorus welcomes Will Rand, our new music director.
Will is a creative artist who is passionate about spiritual wholeness, social justice, ecological wellness, and building new communal practices of healing in our world. Will has facilitated storytelling festivals where people shared stories of their lives, concerts cultivating a multiplicity of creative disciplines, and communal gathering spaces where people come to heal and be spiritually renewed. As the founder of EarthStory, a project pursuing ecological wholeness, Will draws together creative artists, storytellers, and community members to remember their stories of belonging in the biotic community.
Will is a conductor, composer, and collaborative pianist who has shared music with choirs, orchestras, and chamber ensembles throughout the United States and abroad. Will’s deep passion is creating in collaboration with co-conspirators who share the intention of bringing more healing, joy, and grace into the world.
Singing together, in concert halls and during marches and demonstrations,
has always been a part of how Seattle Peace Chorus promotes messages of peace and justice,
but membership in Seattle Peace Chorus has always meant more than singing together.
Help us in these times to continue to reach out to change people’s hearts and minds.
Your regular dues as a member of Seattle Peace Chorus
entitle you to participate in all our activities without further fees.
If you choose not to become a regular member of Seattle Peace Chorus,
however, you may pay a modest fee to offset the cost of hiring technicians
and musicians to bring virtual experiences to fruition.
If you have not previously joined as a member
of Seattle Peace Chorus, to sign up to participate
please fill out an audition request form
and tell us how you’d like to participate.
Members past and present may sign up by contacting us at info@seattlepeacechorus.org.
For both singers and listeners, the Seattle Peace Chorus provides a unique choral experience. Our commitment to peace and social justice creates a special bond among members and with our audience.
Our repertoire, reflecting our multi-cultural, multi-national focus, ranges from spirituals and gospel to Mozart and Beethoven, from South African freedom songs to the original works of our director Fred West.
Performances often include an exciting range of instrumentalists from African drummers to chamber orchestras. This rich variety is sustained by our commitment to using a collaborative process for decision making, enabling members to influence repertoire decisions through a committee that any member can join.
In addition to traveling to countries such as the former Soviet Union, Chile, Cuba, and Venezuela, and performing two major concerts a year, we support peace and community activities by singing at rallies, marches, fundraisers for disaster relief, and similar events.
If our unique approach to choral music appeals to you, consider joining us as a singer, volunteer, or financial supporter—or simply come to our concerts and be inspired.
Thank you everyone who helps support the Seattle Peace Chorus.
