Welcome!

In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will be singing
About the dark times.

– Bertolt Brecht, written while the playwright was in exile in Denmark in the late 1930s after having fled Nazi Germany.

Living Room Choir is a culture of song, playfulness, and meaningful connection with self and others. We are part of the international Ubuntu Choirs Network, and an explicitly antiracist, queer-friendly, trans-affirming space. People of all backgrounds and identities are welcome. There are no age limits, no audition process, no minimum attendance required, and no one turned away for lack of funds.

The next public event after Spring Session begins will be the
Community Sing on Saturday May 10th, followed by Summer Saturday Drop-Ins. Save the dates and join us then!

Registration:

You can still join Spring Session! Please contact the Songleaders directly to register through February 22nd! email theLivingRoomChoir@gmail.com and let us know you’d like to join. We’ll walk you through the steps.

Registration will be open through February 22; the open registration form will be open til February 8th after which time we finalize some of our admin for the session.
People are allowed to join later in the Session on a case by case basis, but it must be OK’d by the songleaders directly.
To register for Living Room Choir Spring 2025, please fill out this form.
If the hyperlink doesn’t work, copy and paste this URL: https://tinyurl.com/LRCspring2025

Some Basics:

  • Living Room Choir meets Saturdays, 4-5:30 in the community rooms and/or courtyard of Grace Lutheran Church at 15 Santa Fe, El Cerrito, CA. Grace Notes, the annex group, meets 3-3:45 in the same space.
  • There are no age limits, no audition process, no minimum attendance required, and no one turned away for lack of funds.
  • By registering, you will be on a list to receive a weekly email with all details, reminders, and teaching tracks.
  • Every week there is a Kids’ Corner offered with an alternate (usually craft) activity as well as quiet free-play. There is no maximum age limit, and kids are also welcome in the singing circle space. The Kids Corner space is set up with littles in mind, but even grown ups may enjoy it. Oftentimes people float between the Kids Corner and the singing circle.

$Suggested Sliding Scale$

We are collectively funded so every dollar you contribute helps makes this work available to all. Partial and full scholarships available; no one turned away for lack of funds.

  • Living Room Choir: $375-$225
  • Grace Notes: $350$-$100 (Grace Notes is currently only offered as an add-on to LRC; if you’re signing up for both please adjust your sliding scales to suit your overall budget)
  • Kids’ Corner: $10 per participant each time you attend (or sliding scale $5-15 each time)
  • Payment information here

Schedule


All dates listed are Saturdays

  • Grace Notes: 3-3:45pm, Led by Sara and Deborah, assisted by Kaitie
  • Living Room Choir: 4-5:30pm, Led by Kaitie and Sara, assisted by Deborah
  • Kids’ Corner: offered 4-5:30pm, hosted by Charlie, Sagan and/or Tesla
  1. February 1 (Mandatory Orientation for newcomers 3-3:45; no Grace Notes)
  2. February 8 (Grace Notes begins: The first session is open to anyone who wants to sit in and check it out)
  3. February 15
  4. February 22
  5. March 1 (Ramadan)
  6. March 8
  7. March 15
  8. March 22
  9. March 29
  10. April 5 – no Kaitie, no Sara
  11. April 12 (Passover, no Kaitie)
  12. April 19
  13. April 26 – no Sara
  14. May 3
  15. May 10 – Community Sing and Snacks 4-7pm (3pm call time for all choir members and volunteers; Set-Up team will meet 11-1 and then come back at 3. Doors open at 3:30, event begins at 4.)

We hope to see you there!