Sharing A New Song presents:

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
Directed by Donnell Patterson

Saturday, November 23, 7:30 pm
First Parish Lexington
7 Harrington Rd
Lexington, MA

TICKETS: $25
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Join the 90+ singers of Sharing A New Song in a celebration of the many facets of LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!.

From the introspective Shaker hymn Love is Little, to the anthem of brotherhood & sisterhood, Lean on Me, to an unexpected rearrangement of Bob Marley’s Could You Be Loved, to a rip-roaring version of I Wanna Dance with Somebody, we’ll be celebrating LOVE through song.

Also on the program are stories and snippets of songs SANS travelers learned last summer on our tour of "Multicultural England,” including Akashaganga (“the Universe belongs to everyone”) learned from the Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (BVG) Indian Choir of England, I’m Gonna Be Free, learned from the Birmingham Community Gospel Choir, and Avulekile Amasango, learned from the London African Gospel Choir.

SANS travelers are especially excited to introduce our special guest, Carlton Walker, who was our tour guide in England, and is coming to Boston to visit SANS and attend this concert. We know you will be as charmed by him as we were!

And, of course, you’ll be invited to sing along with us for our theme song, All You Need is Love.

Please join us - because really, when have we needed more love more?!

JOURNEY ON:
Songs of Courage, Power & Freedom

Directed by Donnell Patterson

Saturday, December 3, 8 pm

First Parish Unitarian Universalist
630 Mass Ave, Arlington MA

TICKETS:

$20 - Adult

$10 - Children (under 12)

General Admission

Online Ticket Sales are closed. Please come to the door. Cash & check only.

More about this concert:

The program ranges from the galvanizing anthem Encourage My Soul to the contemplative jazz/gospel Come Sunday to meaningful pop songs with great messages for us all: True Colors and We Are by India.Arie. You'll also enjoy the all-fun doo-wop Buttercup and the return of the SANS Beautyshop Trio.

Assistant Director Kilian Mooney will lead two songs: the gorgeous lullaby-turned-civil rights anthem All My Trials and Keith Hampton's invigorating Praise His Holy Name. Linda Shoemaker will lead a joyous West African train song Akiwowo, with live drumming

The program also includes two original songs by Donnell Patterson - I Have A Dream, based on the words of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, and the jazzy Sharing A New Song, which he wrote just for us! We'll also sing Donnell's electric version of the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing. You don't want to miss it!

Join us for an online celebration of SANS with live music, great company, and a fabulous online auction!

Saturday, April 2
8:00-9:30 pm
on Zoom

The annual SANS Gala Cabaret is coming to YOU, with musical performances by SANS singers & friends, a fabulous online auction, and other special surprises!

RSVP to receive the Zoom link: Register here

After you register by entering your name and email address, you will receive the Zoom link for the Gala on April 2. We will send the link again closer to the event, but only if you register - so please do!

This is a FREE event to ensure all can attend.
Donations to support SANS are gratefully accepted, if you are able

About the Online Auction

The SANS online auction will be chock-full of irresistible items, including one-of-a-kind international treasures collected by SANS singers on tour, homemade goodies by our best SANS bakers, gift certificates to some of our singers’ favorite independent restaurants and small businesses, artwork created by SANS members and friends, tickets to music & museums, and some tempting getaways and adventures!

The auction will open on Saturday, April 2 and run for 10 days.

All who RSVP will receive a preview on Friday, April 1 to start planning your bidding!

Contribute to the Auction:

If you have something to add to the auction, please do! If you have a business or creative endeavor, it’s a great way to be seen by hundreds of interested community members. And you’ll be supporting Sharing A New Song at the same time! Simply send us the details here:

SANS Spring Auction Donation Form

Two years since our last concert, SANS is back and ready to sing for you! While we won't have a full concert hall this time, we invite you to join us online for a taste of the music we've been singing this fall, under the direction of SANS Music Director Jonathan Singleton.

We'll be joined by special guests Rosi and Brian Amador of the beloved pan-Latin duo "SOL Y CANTO" and our stellar band.

Join us via Livestream for this one-night-only special event!

To watch on Facebook Live: CLICK HERE
Note: You do not need a Facebook account to watch. When you click on the link, if Facebook says “do you want to create an account?” Just click “Not Now” and you’ll see the livestream.

To watch on this website:
Come back to this page - the black box below will be LIVE on Friday, Dec 3 at 8:00!

Our favorite night of the year!

All are invited to attend and participate in this FREE event! Please RSVP in advance so we’ll know you’re coming. Once you RSVP, you will receive the Zoom link and sign-in information.

This is a free event, to ensure that all can attend.
If you are able, donations are gratefully accepted.

Online Auction

Last year's Cabaret & Auction raised nearly $10,000 for Sharing A New Song. We're hoping to match or exceed that total this year!!

Popular auction items included:

• online dinners, classes and workshops led by SANS members

• home-baked desserts delivered to your door

• art & fine crafts from our travels

• vacation homes & get-aways

• original artwork by SANS members and friends

• restaurant & local shopping gift certificates (also a great way to support local businesses still struggling due to the pandemic!)

Submit your auction contributions here:
SANS Auction Donation Form
THNAK YOU!

MORE INFORMATION

Online Gala? How will it work?

At 7:30pm we come together via Zoom. Get festive at home - you can dress up, turn on your twinkly lights, and pour a glass of your favorite evening beverage as we gather. This will be a “BYO” dinner party, so plate up your favorite appetizers, entrees and deserts to enjoy from home.

Just like our regular in-person Galas, you’ll enjoy hearing fellow SANS singers share their musical talents. In between Cabaret performances, we’ll get to socialize in “small tables,” through the magic of Zoom breakout rooms . After the Cabaret performances, we’ll dance together from home to your favorite songs via a playlist for as long as you want to dance!

The Online Auction items will be viewable all evening, just a browser tab away - no need to go anywhere, and you can bid anytime! 

PLEASE RSVP to let us know you’re coming.
Can’t wait to see you there!!

MAKE SURE SAVE THE DATE AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  

A Visit with Lea Morris

SANS welcomes singer-songwriter Lea Morris for a special visit and workshop, on Zoom!

Please note new date:
Saturday, April 10, 11am

Lea Morris, also known as LEA, was born in Baltimore to a father who toured the world playing trumpet in the funk band Black Heat and a mother who dreamed of opera while performing with her siblings in the Jones Family Gospel Singers.

LEA was singing on the pulpit of the Baptist church where she grew up as soon she could speak. When she discovered the acoustic guitar as a teenager, she began teaching herself to play by writing songs. LEA’s final year in high school in Germany at a classical conservatory, where she sang with the jazz ensemble Black & White and co-wrote with the British pop trio Indigo Wild.

Having shared the stage with luminaries including Odetta, Mavis Staples, Dar Williams, and Anthony Hamilton, LEA performs at a far-ranging array of venues, including arts centers, universities, festivals, and places of worship.

SAVE A SPOT:
REGISTER HERE

SUGGESTED DONATION: $10
DONATE HERE
Free for current SANS singers

SANS has been learning and loving Lea’s song “Good Enough” - Lea will break down this song & others - join us!

A Visit with Dr. Bill Banfield

Bill Banfield is a Musician, Composer, Author, Director of Africana Studies at Berklee and research associate with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. His work focuses on what he identifies as cultural through-lines, delineating the ways in which contemporary artistry and new works harken back and hold onto critical cultural linkages to understand. More about our guest: billbanfieldmusic.com

SAVE A SPOT:
This workshop will take place mid-way through a SANS Monday evening rehearsal. To sign up, please email sharinganewsong@gmail.com for the link.

SUGGESTED DONATION: $10
DONATE HERE

Jump start your new year with a fun and energizing evening of Cuban choral music !

Brian and Rosi Amador, founders of the Latin band Sol y Canto, will teach us a couple of their intricate three-part vocal arrangements. We'll start with a body percussion pattern, then the choral parts to "Ayúdame a mirar" (Help Me to See), a contemporary Cuban tune. After that, we'll take a look at the beloved Cuban Classic "Quizás, quizás, quizás" (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps).

OPEN TO ALL!

TICKETS: $10
Purchase Tickets Here
Current SANS 2020-21 Singers - FREE
You will be emailed the Zoom link prior to the event.

More about Sol y Canto
Sol y Canto is the award winning Pan-Latin ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and bongo player Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist and composer Brian Amador. Their mission is to create music and performances that move, delight, excite and connect – connect the audience to the richness of Latin American culture; connect individuals, Hispanic and non-Hispanic, to each other through shared experience of music, poetry, humor and a joyful, playful vibe; and connect us all to our hopes and visions of a better world.

All are invited to attend and participate in this FREE event! We do ask that RSVP using the form below, so we’ll know you’re coming.

Donations are gratefully accepted, if you choose.
To donate, click here

THE AUCTION IS OPEN!!

Browse and Bid on 50 fabulous auction items: everything from online lessons in cooking, knitting, and bar-tending, to original artwork, trip memorabilia, and much more!! The auction will be open for one week, from May 28-June 3. Get your bids in now! To see the auction & register as a bidder, click here

Online Gala? How will it work?

At 7pm we come together via Zoom. Get festive at home - you can dress up, turn on your twinkly lights, and pour a glass of your favorite evening beverage as we gather. This will be a “BYO” dinner party, so plate up your favorite appetizers, entrees and deserts to enjoy from home.

Just like our regular in-person Galas, you’ll enjoy hearing fellow SANS singers share their musical talents. In between Cabaret performances, we’ll get to socialize in “small tables,” through the magic of Zoom breakout rooms . After the Cabaret performances, we’ll dance together from home to your favorite songs via a playlist for as long as you want to dance!

The Online Auction items will be viewable all evening, just a browser tab away - no need to go anywhere, and you can bid anytime! 

PLEASE RSVP to let us know you’re coming.
Can’t wait to see you there!!

MAKE SURE SAVE THE DATE AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS!