Workers On the Rise
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
We made our goal!
Thank you Talison Crosby and Jim Page for sharing your excellent songs with us. And thank you audience members and Zoomers for your energy and enthusiasm - it was such a joy to sing with an audience again.
Check this space for information about viewing the full concert when it is available.
This event is supported in part by the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund.
We want to share our upcoming performances at the Northwest Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center - our 25th annual appearance there! Join us and bring your mask and vaccination card!
Saturday, May 28th 5 - 6pm
Cornish Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Sunday, May 29th 6:10 - 7:00pm
Cornish Courtyard, in front of the Playhouse
This is an audience participation singalong! Here are the lyrics you can download!
Seattle Labor Chorus is proud to be part of the 50th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival! Our 15-minute set will be broadcast at 3:15pm on Saturday, May 29th.
Throughout Memorial Day weekend (May 28-31), you can enjoy livestreams of music, dance, and arts; participate in dances and workshops; or explore a variety of programs on-demand. All on-demand videos will be available Friday, May 28 at 3:00 PM. See https://www.nwfolklife.org for more information to view.
SLC joined some Macy's workers and members of PSARA outside the downtown Seattle store to help negotiate a fair severance package for when the store closes in 2020.
See the video here! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156945116053108&id=29716643107
We are so happy to announce that Miriam Anderson has accepted the position of Director of the Seattle Labor Chorus! We are so thrilled to have her and can't wait to gather again in song. Until then, we will continue to sing into our computers and compile harmony in bytes that will be posted both on Facebook and on our web site on the Music tab.
Miriam will help us continue to give labor a voice in the streets and in concert halls. She is an accomplished conductor, and she has a passion for singing…
Read moreDear Friends and Supporters of the Seattle Labor Chorus,
We want to let you know that after 22+ successful and terrific years, Janet Stecher will be stepping down from her position as Music Director. We have had over 2 decades of wonderful performances, good music, fun, camaraderie, and solidarity together. Janet's energy, enthusiasm, vast knowledge of the labor community, labor history, and music will be missed. We wish her the best in her next endeavors.
We are planning a celebration of Janet's tenure…
Read moreOn April 21, 2018, the Seattle Labor Chorus performed in a joint concert with the Left Coast Labour Chorus, at Russian Hall in Vancouver, BC.
Brian Calvert of KOMO radio encountered SLC carolers and interviewed our director, Janet Stecher, in December, 2017. Here's a sound file:
The Seattle Labor Chorus performed some songs at Town Hall on Dec. 17, 2015, as part of a celebration of the late Abe Osheroff's 100th birthday. Here is a link to a video of our part of the program.
Radio station KSVR (Skagit Valley Community Radio) has a weekly labor show called "We Do The Work". A recent show featured an interview with Janet Stecher and Bob Barnes, talking about the Seattle Labor Chorus!
Listen to it here: We Do The Work. Select the program for Oct 27, 2015.
