DC Area Windborne Workshop

Join Windborne for a fabulous day of singing! Windborne will also perform a concert on Saturday November 14th, Tickets Here

Hosted by the Folk Song Society of Greater Washington

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE:
Sunday, November 15
Glen Echo Town Hall
6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812

2:00 PM: Doors and check-in
2:15–5:45 PM: Singing with Windborne 
We’ll wrap up and be out of the space by 6:00 PM.

Buy tickets for the Saturday November 14 concert at: https://tix.windbornesingers.com/events/windborne/2448413

THE SINGING:
We will be teaching a variety of material including Windborne's signature 4-part arrangements, with songs of social struggle, labor songs, Corsican, Occitan, Lithuanian, Basque, and more. For participants who have attended a Windborne workshop before, we’ll be teaching a different set of songs!

Participants of all abilities will learn singing styles from a variety of countries and cultures as well as songs of social struggle from movements past and present. All songs will be taught by ear — no sight reading required, just enthusiasm and willingness to try new things!

Workshops are a great opportunity to connect with friends and make some new ones, learn music and improve your singing, and gather inspiration and energy. We will tell stories about the music and explore the characteristics and stylistic elements of the different traditions. We invite participants to learn some of Windborne's signature arrangements, improve vocal technique and health, and spend an afternoon singing together in harmony.

SLIDING SCALE
Windborne is grassroots, people-powered music! We don’t have a label or other organization backing us, and your generosity helps us continue this work in a sustainable way.

Typically we would charge $60 for this workshop. However, we recognize that there are folks whose economic circumstances would prevent them from taking part if there were not a deliberate opportunity to attend at a cost reflective of their economic realities.

No one turned away for lack of funds. Please pay what feels both generous and affordable to you.

If you can’t afford to pay $60, that’s fine. We want the workshop to be available to everyone, you included. Pay what you can afford.

If you can afford to pay more than $60, your generosity helps subsidize other attendees and makes it possible for us to keep these workshops both accessible and sustainable.

If you would like to pay less or more than the options listed, please contact us and we will make it happen!

GETTING TO GLEN ECHO TOWN HALL
Glen Echo Town Hall is at 6106 Harvard Avenue in Glen Echo, Maryland. Montgomery County Ride On Route 29 serves Glen Echo from the Bethesda and Friendship Heights Metro areas; the Glen Echo stop is roughly a quarter-mile walk from Town Hall. 

There is limited parking directly at Town Hall, with the Town Hall lot available throughout the day on Sundays. Additional parking options include the Clara Barton lot and nearby Glen Echo Park parking. Please be considerate of the surrounding residential neighborhood when parking. 

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
If you have symptoms of illness or have had a recent exposure, please stay home. Masks are welcome while attending the workshop.