Sing With Marv

05/26/2026

It's a community singing celebration! Come sing easy-to-learn songs of hope, resilience, belonging, and joy, all taught by ear -- no singing experience is needed, there's no music to read, it's just plain fun! With a whole bunch of wonderful humans!

Our Joyful Voices Chorus community choir will teach a song or two, and then we'll turn the rest of the day's songleading over to the the astonishingly talented songleader, songwriter, and voice-of-an-angel singer Heather Houston Music -- a rare visit to Marin by one of the best!

So come on out and sing with us (or just hum or listen, no pressure 😀) on Saturday, June 6th, 4:00-6:00 in San Anselmo! To hear some of Heather's incredible songs and get tickets: tinyurl.com/JVCSpring26Tix

Joyful Voices Chorus in San Anselmo: Come Co-Create the Magic!

05/25/2026

A deeply moving and connecting “field trip” today by members of our Joyful Voices Chorus community choir to ‘Etcha Tamal — the first land in our community that has been rematriated into Coast Miwok hands.

Our host, tribal elder Sky Road Webb, kindled the ceremonial fire by hand, taught us Coast Miwok songs, demonstrated how to launch an atlatl, and talked about the tribal council’s plans for the land. And, we sang Laurence Cole’s song, Humbly, while walking around the ceremonial circle — land on which the Coast Miwok people have lived for 10,000 years.

To support our Coast Miwok kin’s work on the land, and to hear Laurence's song, see Comments below.

05/22/2026

Stay tuned for a report on our Joyful Voices Chorus community choir's first-ever field trip to the 26 acres of land in 'Etcha Tamal (aka Nicasio) rematriated into Coast Miwok hands for the first time in Marin County's history!

We continue to express our deep gratitude to our Coast Miwok kin that we sing on unceded Coast Miwok land and we benefit from their displacement. And we continue to help heal -- through our words, our relationships with Coast Miwok kin, and our financial contributions -- the continuing harms done to indigenous peoples through colonization and so many other heinous acts.

05/19/2026

JOYFUL VOICES CHORUS' WINTER '26 BIG SING VIDEO #7 -- We Got The Light by Guest Songleader Ríomas (previously known as Shireen Amini). Come on out to our upcoming Spring season Big Sing in San Anselmo with Special Guest Heather Houston! **Link to details/song examples/tickets in Comments below**

05/14/2026

One of our favorites, Noe Venable, leads the Mothersong Chorus for Women & Nonbinary Folks -- highly recommend their concert and community sing in San Francisco coming up soon! FREE! More info: singmorefeelbetter.com

05/13/2026

What an Opening Night we had at our Spring '26 non-auditioned Joyful Voices Chorus community choir in San Anselmo with Guest Songleader Katie Sontag Music leading us! Our choir closes to non-members at the *beginning* of choir TONIGHT, Wednesday, May 13th, so you still have time to become a member this season! Come join Marv and a whole bunch of warm and welcoming humans! **See Comments below for choir details/tickets and for the full recording of this song, Katie's "How Do I Find Faith?"**

05/11/2026

What an Opening Night we had at our Spring '26 non-auditioned Joyful Voices Chorus community choir in San Anselmo with Guest Songleader Katie Sontag leading us! Our choir closes to non-members at the *beginning* of choir this Wednesday, May 13th, so you still have time to become a member this season! Come join Marv and a whole bunch of warm and welcoming humans! **See Comments below for choir details/tickets and for the full recording of this song, Katie's "Bond of Trust" **

05/08/2026

Come sing with us! It's our Joyful Voices Chorus community choir's season-ending, open-to-the-universe Big Sing! Marv and the choir will teach a song or two they've learned this season, and then we'll turn the rest of the day's songleading over to the astonishingly talented songleader, songwriter, and voice-of-an-angel singer, Heather Houston!

So come sing easy-to-learn songs of hope, resilience, belonging and joy with a whole bunch of warm, welcoming, and wonderful humans in Marin! **See Comments below for link to tickets and 3 of Heather's incredible songs**

05/06/2026

TRY IT FREE TONIGHT! Never been a member of our non-auditioned Joyful Voices Chorus community choir in San Anselmo? Come to our *only try-it-free night of the season* Wednesday, May 6th, 7:00-8:30pm in the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo's Duncan Hall, 72 Kensington Road!

You never need any singing experience, all songs are taught by ear so there's no music to read, and every song is taught completely every night even if we've sung it in choir before! Songs of hope, resilience, belonging, and joy, mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement, like this one, All I Have To Do by Helen Knight. It's SO. MUCH. FUN.

So come on out and sing tonight with a whole bunch of warm, welcoming, and wonderful people! **You can get a free ticket at the door or through the link in the Comments below** Come co-create the magic!

05/04/2026

TRY IT FREE WEDNESDAY MAY 6! Never been a member of our non-auditioned Joyful Voices Chorus community choir in San Anselmo? Come to our only try-it-free night of the season this Wednesday, May 6th, 7:00-8:30pm in the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo's Duncan Hall!

You never need any singing experience, all songs are taught by ear so there's no music to read, and every song is taught completely every night even if we've sung it in choir before! Songs of hope, resilience, belonging, and joy, mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement, like this one, We Rise by Batya Levine. It's SO. MUCH. FUN.

So come on out and sing Wednesday night with a whole bunch of warm, welcoming, and wonderful people! **The link to details and (free) tickets is in the Comments below, or if you don't have access to the comments, you'll see a Learn More button below**

Come co-create the magic!

05/03/2026

TRY IT FREE THIS WEEK! Never been a member of our non-auditioned Joyful Voices Chorus community choir in San Anselmo? Come to our only try-it-free night of the season this Wednesday, May 6th, 7:00-8:30pm in the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo's Duncan Hall!

You never need any singing experience, all songs are taught by ear so there's no music to read, and every song is taught completely every night even if we've sung it in choir before! Songs of hope, resilience, belonging, and joy, mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement, like this one, Be Open, by Debbie Nargi-Brown. It's SO. MUCH. FUN.

So come on out and sing Wednesday night with a whole bunch of warm, welcoming, and wonderful people! **The link to details and (free) tickets is in the Comments below, or if you don't have access to the comments, you'll see a Learn More button below**

Come co-create the magic!