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Singing Is for Everyone by Sarah Trotter Tullock
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2024 CBC Community Sing: When We Are Singing
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Chattanooga Boys Choir Community Sing – September 9, 2025
Click on the video above to view an invitation from composer Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
* When: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 ‐ 5:30pm‐6:30pm
* Where: Second Presbyterian Church / 700 Pine Street ‐ Chattanooga, TN 37402
* Admission: no cost to participate
* Phone: 423‐634‐2299
* Website: www.chattanoogaboyschoir.org
***DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE HERE***
The Chattanooga Boys Choir is hosting an open community sing on Tuesday, September 9 to bring together members of the community to learn, rehearse, and record the piece “We Shall Overcome, a song deeply rooted in the American Civil Rights Movement. Long noted as an anthem of the movement, the song symbolizes hope, resilience, and strength, and was closely associated with the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, TN in the 1950s and 60s. The recording made at this event will be released on social media later in the month in celebration of the International Day of Peace.
NO EXPERIENCE OR PREPARATION IS REQUIRED! Interested participants are invited to arrive at Second Presbyterian Church (700 Pine Street) by 5:30pm. Those in attendance will be welcomed by a brief performance by members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.
All gathered will then learn and rehearse the song “We Shall Overcome" arranged by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, directed by CBC Artistic Director Vincent Oakes and led by members of the CBC. After approximately thirty minutes of rehearsal, everyone present will make a video recording of the song. This recording will be released through social media outlets on September 21 to coincide with the commemoration of the International Day of Peace. First celebrated in 1982, the International Day of Peace (also World Peace Day) is an initiative sponsored by the United Nations promoting peace across the world (http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/).
The Chattanooga Boys Choir led a similar effort with its first community sing of the South African hymn “Ukuthula” for the Voice4Peace movement beginning in 2016, resulting in a video that has been viewed tens of thousands of times online. The CBC has continued this effort with community sing recordings of “Be the Change,” “Love Is Love,” "When We Are Singing," and more.
Download "We Shall Overcome" sheet music by clicking here (PDF)
Vincent Oakes, Chattanooga Boys Choir Artistic Director
“I hope that such an effort will show how we have more in common – the love of making music and being in community – than there is different about us.”
“Singing has provided the soundtrack to the history and struggle for peace throughout the world for centuries, from spirituals to civil rights anthems to songs of protest. We hope to add our voice to this in a substantive and direct way through singing together and building community.”
* Where: Second Presbyterian Church / 700 Pine Street ‐ Chattanooga, TN 37402
* Admission: no cost to participate
* Phone: 423‐634‐2299
* Website: www.chattanoogaboyschoir.org
***DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE HERE***
The Chattanooga Boys Choir is hosting an open community sing on Tuesday, September 9 to bring together members of the community to learn, rehearse, and record the piece “We Shall Overcome, a song deeply rooted in the American Civil Rights Movement. Long noted as an anthem of the movement, the song symbolizes hope, resilience, and strength, and was closely associated with the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, TN in the 1950s and 60s. The recording made at this event will be released on social media later in the month in celebration of the International Day of Peace.
NO EXPERIENCE OR PREPARATION IS REQUIRED! Interested participants are invited to arrive at Second Presbyterian Church (700 Pine Street) by 5:30pm. Those in attendance will be welcomed by a brief performance by members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.
All gathered will then learn and rehearse the song “We Shall Overcome" arranged by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, directed by CBC Artistic Director Vincent Oakes and led by members of the CBC. After approximately thirty minutes of rehearsal, everyone present will make a video recording of the song. This recording will be released through social media outlets on September 21 to coincide with the commemoration of the International Day of Peace. First celebrated in 1982, the International Day of Peace (also World Peace Day) is an initiative sponsored by the United Nations promoting peace across the world (http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/).
The Chattanooga Boys Choir led a similar effort with its first community sing of the South African hymn “Ukuthula” for the Voice4Peace movement beginning in 2016, resulting in a video that has been viewed tens of thousands of times online. The CBC has continued this effort with community sing recordings of “Be the Change,” “Love Is Love,” "When We Are Singing," and more.
Download "We Shall Overcome" sheet music by clicking here (PDF)
Vincent Oakes, Chattanooga Boys Choir Artistic Director
“I hope that such an effort will show how we have more in common – the love of making music and being in community – than there is different about us.”
“Singing has provided the soundtrack to the history and struggle for peace throughout the world for centuries, from spirituals to civil rights anthems to songs of protest. We hope to add our voice to this in a substantive and direct way through singing together and building community.”