joyful voices chorus
SPRING ‘26 | weekly in San Anselmo + Big Sing
Sing in Community
Love to sing while you're driving? On a walk? In the shower? Then this joyful, soulful, uplifting community choir is for you! Our choir is:
Easy to join in and sing because singing experience is never needed, and, because all songs are taught by ear, line-by-line call-and-repeat-style, there's no music to read!
Non-auditioned, non-performative, and
anti-perfectionistic.Welcoming, accepting, and inclusive. We create a safe, non-judgmental, collaborative space that's supportive for all, especially if you're feeling nervous about sharing your voice.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
JOYFUL VOICES CHORUS
7-WEEK community Choir on Unceded Coast Miwok Land
Starting on April 29th for our Spring ‘26 season, our 7-week non-auditioned community choir in San Anselmo, although similar in most ways (including our Covid policy) to our drop-in song circles, brings you unique benefits that come from being part of a consistent group of choir members:
Some of our songs can be juicier, richer songs that take parts of 2-3 successive evenings to learn. So juicy! Like this one, this one, and this one! (And we also sing quick-to-learn songs, like this one, this one,this one, and this one.) This season, we’ll have more of a focus on the songs that have been most beloved in Marv’s groups over the years. And as always, he’ll teach every song even if some folks have sung it before.
We get to co-create and experience a deeper feeling of community with each other!
Although there’s no need or pressure to practice the songs between sessions, practice tracks are posted so you can sing along with any part of any of our core songs at any time.
Choir membership includes our special open-to-anyone Opening Night April 29th with amazing Guest Songleader Katie Sontag (see her in action here and here, and three more of our favorite Katie songs here, here, and here), and our season-ending, open-to-anyone Big Sing on Saturday afternoon, June 6th, where we’ll teach and sing a couple of the songs we’ve worked on (you’ll get to vote on which ones) and we’ll welcome the incredible Heather Houston as our Guest Songleader for the rest of the day’s uplifting songs! (see Heather in action here, and three more of our favorite Heather songs here, here, and here.)
Note that the evenings are only for choir members Weeks 2-6, with the exception of try-it-free guests joining us Week 2. Choir membership closes at the beginning of choir Week 3 (May 13th).
So snag a choir membership and join us! For 7 weeks of uplifting singing, it’s a heckuva bargain! Or, if you want to bypass the discount and if you’ve never been a member of our choir, you can try it FREE May 6th.
Or get a ticket to our drop-in Opening Night with Katie April 29th, and if you end up joining the choir, we’ll apply that ticket to your choir fee! Or just join us Saturday, June 6th for our Big Sing with Heather!
Come Sing with Marv And the Joyful voices Chorus!
Marv teaches the most amazing songs by the most amazing community songwriters! It’s SO. MUCH. FUN.
This season, Katie Sontag joins Marv on Opening Night, and Heather Houston joins Marv at our Big Sing — both events are open to anyone, you don’t have to be a choir member! Check out kind words from past singers below + choir videos.
So...what kinds of songs do we sing?
Marv selects the most amazing songs by the most amazing community songwriters from around the world!
We sing short-form, non-religious, easy-to-learn songs mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement -- unison songs, chants, rounds, layer songs, and 2-, 3-, and 4-part harmony songs. Songs that take parts of 2-3 evenings to learn, like this one, this one, and this one, and we also sing quick-to-learn songs, like this one, this one, this one, and this one.
Songs are selected for their ability to rejuvenate, soothe, uplift and inspire! This season we’re singing songs of hope, songs of belonging, songs of resilience, songs of joy.
Feel free to check out our YouTube channel for videos and audio of our choir singing together, and our Song Library, which has every song we've ever sung so far (with links) -- and there will be a number of new songs this season.
114 wonderful souls at our Fall ‘24 Joyful Voices Chorus’ community-wide Big Sing, singing Batya Levine’s “We Rise”
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KIND WORDS from past Seasons
“uplifting in every way.”
“I felt invigorated, connected, peaceful and nourished.”
“this kind of singing is my daily medicine to get through the hard stuff in life.”
“the deep and beautiful songs have been running through my head and keeping me balanced and positive during this very strange time.”
“I felt a connection with a childhood love that I had lost touch with, and I felt joy, more openness, and a sense of community.”
“All my wife knows is that i come home Wednesday nights feeling better than when i left.”
“Marv’s style of teaching was one of the best things about the chorus: His ease that let me feel at ease about not having to get it right, his positivity, his play, his energy, and his effort to want things to work for us all.”
“Marv holds the space so well, with love, kindness, openness, and intuitiveness.”
“Marv sets such a glorious tone of non-judgment and self-acceptance. And joy!”
“I felt different feelings throughout: sometimes deeply touching my heart and soul, other times very playful!”
“sometimes I’m feeling kind of down and i don’t really feel like coming to choir, but i just know 10 minutes in, i’m already going to feel better.”
“the specific words of songs is what touches me the most, all wrapped up in the heartfelt community you have brought together, and the ease and intention of meaning and joy you create for the singing experience.”
“I’m so glad I joined the chorus, and I love the new friends I’ve made.”
“You have created a beautiful community experience which my whole Family can enjoy.”
“it’s the highlight of my week!”
“Such a powerful and uplifting opportunity for connection with self and community!”
“Joyful and enchanting — and precious moments aplenty!”
“the vibe of the group is so good: uplifting and contagious.”
“I felt part of something larger — it was very uniting and spiritual for me.”
“singing with you always makes me feel gloriously alive and full of joy.”
“I feel renewed every week, and i leave with a smile on my face.”
The Joyful Voices Chorus originates from unceded Coast Miwok land and we acknowledge we benefit from their displacement. To contribute to healing the continuing harms of the colonization of indigenous people, including through rematriating land, a portion of the profits are donated to Huukuiko, a local Coast Miwok organization stewarding 26 acres of land in ‘Etcha Tamal (aka Nicasio), land rematriated into Coast Miwok hands for the first time in Marin County history.