Mid-Winter Singing Festival




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For use until February 2, 2008

Sixth Annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival
Friday, February 1 & Saturday, February 2, 2008
Hannah Community Center, East Lansing, Michigan
www.singingfestival.com

We are excited to announce the sixth annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival will take place on Friday, February 1, and Saturday, February 2, 2008 in East Lansing, Michigan.

Claudia Schmidt, Sally Rogers and Joel Mabus will lead the Friday evening Community Sing at 8 pm on Feb.1, 2008. On Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7 pm Joel and Claudia will be joined by Frank Youngman. Both sings will be held at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

Different songs will be sung each evening; lyric books will be provided.

These four are long-time pals and are very excited to be a part of the festival, sharing and singing songs they love (among them, the emails have already started...each suggesting songs, arrangements, etc...). Claudia and Joel will also be giving Saturday afternoon workshops and Frank Youngman will lead the FREE 11am Children's Concert. We'll forward those specifics as soon as they are finalized.

Inspired by Toshi Seeger ’s singing tent at the Hudson River Clearwater Festival, this singing festival is designed for folk song enthusiasts to be able to sing great songs all weekend long.

The City of East Lansing will sponsor a FREE children's concert, featuring Frank Youngman and Friends, at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.

Rachel Alexander, founder of the Lansing women’s chorus Sistrum, will create the Festival Choir during the Saturday afternoon workshops. The Festival choir will sing two songs on stage during Saturday's 7pm Community Sing.

12-14 workshops will take place between noon and 4 pm Saturday afternoon. Workshop leaders and schedule will be announced by January 1, 2008.

As the list of activities suggests, the songs are the stars of the show at the Mid-Winter Singing Festival. Each event is designed to maximize audience participation. People who love to sing are invited to spend a winter weekend singing songs they love.

The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse, the City of East Lansing, and Sally Potter are
co-producers of the festival. For further details, including workshop schedules, ticket information, and maps, visit www.singingfestival.com or call 517.267.0410.

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