Anyone with a desire to sing is welcome to join this non-audition community choir. Our repertoire includes songs from various cultural and spiritual traditions around the world, songs of justice and peace, songs of hope and longing, and songs that are simply fun and full of celebration. At the heart of what we are about is coming together to sing in harmony as a means of both personal, local and global transformation. Singing opens the heart and re-enchants the spirit. Harmony brings harmony!

The choir began in March of 2002 as part of the first Art of Peace event in Duluth, MN, a local response to the events of 9/11/01. The Art of Peace brings varied artistic expressions together to inspire and instigate creativity and peacemaking. In addition to singing at this event, the choir has grown and evolved to singing at various community events thoughout the year, with a fluctuating membership of fifty to a hundred voices. Sara Thomsen is the choir's artistic director.

Echoes of Peace is a member of the Ubuntu Choirs Network, a "growing community of choirs who believes that the joy of singing is a universal birthright, and that together, regardless of musical background, we can help improve the world by joining voices in song." This network was founded by Shivon Robinsong and Denis Donnelly, co-directors of the Gettin' Higher Choir in Victoria, B.C. Canada. Sara is a graduate of Shivon and Denis's Community Choir Leadership Training.

Click here for a record of previous seasons and performances of the choir.

Summer 2009 Season: 5 Tuesdays of June

Come join us on TUESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm for a "lite" summer season: June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Practice location for June 2, 16, 23 and 30: Lafayette Community Center, 3026 Minnesota Ave on Park Point. The location for June 9 is the Duluth Unitarian Church, 835 W College St.

New people are welcome to attend a few sessions before taking the leap of committing for a season!

Visitors welcome.

Cost: A sliding scale of $35-$50 is suggested for the 5 week summer season.

Any amount you are able to contribute is welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Listen to the choir singing:

Listen: "O Mary Don't You Weep" with guest artist Teague Alexy, Nov 2008 concert. Weber.

Listen: "Dreams of Harmony" from Art of Peace 2004 performance

Listen: "Gabi, Gabi," A song from South Africa. From November 2005 Weber Concert.

Listen: Choir with Sara Thomsen on "Beauty of the Dancer".

Listen: Choir with Sara on "All Across the Land".

Sara Thomsen, Artistic Director           
715-374-3239
harmonyworks[@]gmail.com (choir)

sara[@]sarathomsen.com

RitaBergstedt[@]yahoo.com