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On Friday night, the 21st Mid-Winter Singing Festival starts with the huge Community Sing, led by veteran from the Twin Cities, 'The Piano Man,' Dan Chounaird. From 11-3pm on Saturday, there will be a few singing workshops and an Afternoon Community Sing led by a group of experienced song leaders. Lyric sheets provided. The location is also new this year. Along with many concerts produxced by the Ten Pound Fiddle, the 2025 Singing Festival is moving to East Lansing's University Lutheran Church (ULC), 1020 S. Harrison, East Lansing, MI.
What workshops will be at the 2025 Festival? Stay tuned! What is the Mid-Winter SingingFestival? The Annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival is a festival where great songs are sung by both the song leaders on stage and the people in the audience.
This year's festival is made up of one Friday Community Sing, a few Saturday singing workshops and a Saturday Early Afternoon Community Sing.
At this festival, the audience plays an integral part. During the Community Sing and the Saturday singing workshops, the audience sings great songs with their family, friends, and community, led by experienced song leaders. The people on stage are very talented, enthusiastic song leaders.
They love these songs and look forward to sharing them with folks.
The real stars of the festival are the songs. The
product of the festival is the sharing of these songs and the gorgeous
sound made when these songs are sung. Everyone! We invite everyone to sing, whether they think they can or not.
The blend of voices will more than make up for individual uncertainty.
And even if you feel too shy to sing in public, please do not let
that stop you from joining us and enjoying the fabulous sound that
will be created when hundreds of people sing wonderful songs. For the Friday and Saturday Community Sings, every person will receive the lyrics to all of the songs. Folk, gospel, bluegrass, jazz, popular, contemporary,
rounds, old-time - a great mix. Due to a shift in resources, Festival workshops have been put on hold for a year. (In 2025, Saturday afternoon workshops will return with a full line-up.) Tickets for the Community Sing are: Click here to buy your tickets. Entrance to Saturday's events are $20 for a wristband. Good for all day Saturday. Students FREE (must pick up wristband at gate). Tickets to the Friday evening Community Sing can be purchased online and at the door. Click here to buy your tickets. Will I have to get tickets ahead of time? It's hard to tell. Since the announcement of the festival, there
has been tremendous enthusiasm for these events. It might be best
to pick up tickets ahead of time. Any remaining tickets will be
sold at the door. The Ten Pound Fiddle Concert and Dance Series is producing the festival. With help from many community members, Festival Director Sally Potter has secured the line-up. You are! We've elected not to ask for corporate or private sponsorship
of this festival. Therefore the festival is funded
entirely through ticket sales. Thank
you for your support of your festival. The best way is to purchase tickets. Then, invite friends to join you! top As they become available, all festival details are here on the Festival's Web Site, www.singingfestival.com. To be mailed a printed version, call 517.267.0410 and leave your name and address.
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