About this Event
**NOTE: the location is currently listed as Arts On Site but that is a placeholder!! We will announce the secret location before the event. Make sure you do not have eventbrite blocked so our emails don't go to your junk mail!
WHAT IS A ONE-DAY CHOIR?
Gaia Music Collective's One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one.
No auditions. No commitment. No need for perfection.
Just the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans!
Whether you're a vocal ensemble veteran or have never sung in a group before, you are welcome here - all experience levels are valued in Gaia Music Collective!
🌆 A Secret Sunrise Choir Experience in the Sky 🌆
Step into the unknown. Breathe in the moment. Sing your heart out from the top of the world.
This time, Gaia Music Collective invites you to a One-Day Choir event like no other - an electrifying sunrise sing of Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten at a jaw-dropping secret location high above New York City. As the first light spills over the skyline, we’ll raise our voices together in joy, celebrating the themes of empowerment that are so alive in this song. We are the authors of our own stories - let’s write the future we want to step into, together!
This is for the bold. The ones ready to rise with the sun, open up their hearts, and let the music pour out. If you’re afraid of heights, this may not the one for you - but if you’re ready to step into something brave and breathtaking, this could be a moment you’ll never forget.
Spots are limited. Sign up now—your story is still Unwritten!
LEARNING THE MUSIC
Sheet music and vocal recordings of each part will be available as learning resources before the event, and our collective goal is to practice the parts ahead of time so that we might come into the gathering with ! This way we can spend our time together really diving into the richness of music-making, rather than trying to teach the parts one by one. We don't need to know our parts by heart by any means (and you defffinitely don’t have to memorize it), but the stronger we are in our parts coming in, the more we'll be able to really dig into the fun stuff!
(If this style of learning isn't your cup of tea, we have other group singing events where you don't need to prepare at all! Check out our CircleSinging gatherings and House Shows.)
LED AND FACILITATED BY:
This session will be facilitated by our amazing Founder and Lead Facilitator, Matt Goldstein.
Matt Goldstein (he/him) is an award-winning arranger, facilitator, improviser, songwriter, and educator who is known for his emotive vocal arrangements, soulful singing, heart-forward facilitation, and visionary leadership. After making waves in the a cappella scene as music director of The Vassar Devils and Hyannis Sound, he went on to found Gaia Music Collective, a collaborative music community that is achieving international recognition for its work in creating kind, connective, accessible spaces for musical play and expression. He currently serves as Gaia’s Co-Director and Lead Facilitator, while also performing as an improviser and singer-songwriter, directing at A Cappella Academy, leading Rock Voices (a community pop-rock choir), and teaching vocal improv intensives through Flow Labs.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
We want as many people to be able to experience these gatherings as possible, and since capacity is limited, each spot is precious! If you RSVP but are no longer able to come, please let us know at least 24 hours before the event so that we may offer your spot to someone else. Tickets are non-transferable, as we need to be able to gather enough funds to rent the spaces and pay our lovely facilitator.
For more info, contact us at [email protected].
MEDIA CONSENT
Because we want to share what we’re up to with people who can’t join us in person, there will be photographers and videographers present — by attending, you consent to being a part of that media, some of which may be posted online! Please email us with any questions or concerns at [email protected]
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GAIA MUSIC COLLECTIVE MISSION
Gaia Music Collective is a creative community based in Brooklyn, NYC. Our mission is to create connective, playful, accessible spaces for collaborative music-making. Spaces where we can seek expression, growth, freedom, and release in our music. Spaces where we can explore the healing potential of collective music-making and improvisation. Spaces where folks feel safe to express themselves free of judgment or expectation, and to make new friends as our weird, beautiful, authentic selves.
All are welcome in this community. Gaia celebrates humans of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, classes, religions, abilities, national origins, languages, and musical experiences. All we ask is that you bring an open mind, a desire to connect, and a willingness to leave judgment of self and others at the door.
Here at Gaia, we believe that music-making - and making that music in community and collaboration with other people - is a fundamental human practice, and this project seeks to build space for that in a day and age when it can so often be hard to find.
Gaia Music Collective seeks to break down divisions between performer and audience and craft experiences where we are ALL part of the music-making. We hope to offer a network and platform for local artists and creatives to connect with other artists, activate their creativity through play and collaboration, and engage their art with other musical minds.
In short - we're here to sing, to play, to connect, to grow, and to have a good time!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Arts On Site NYC, Inc., 12 Saint Marks Place, New York, United States
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