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Upcoming Events at a Glance

June 3, Sip and Sing, a fundraiser for Giving Voice hosted by Beer Choir Twin Cities. Saturday, June 3rd, 2:30-5pm, Dock and Paddle and Lake Como Pavilion, St. Paul. Raise your voice, raise your glass, help us create choruses that defy dementia through music.

June 16, Dementia and Music: A Conversation About Wellbeing with Giving Voice, webinar on Zoom, Friday, June 16th at 10am CST/ 11am EST, special guest Dr. Al Power, author of Dementia Beyond Drugs and Dementia Beyond Disease.

June 20th and June 21st, Summer Semester begins, Registration for Summer Semester is underway! Our Minneapolis and St. Paul Choruses are offering a 6 week semester. We take the summer off from concerts, which makes this shorter semester a great time to keep up with singing or try singing with us for the first time!  Find more information here.

 

Sip and Sing fundraiser for Giving Voice graphic with Beer Choir people smiling

Sip & Sing, A GIving Voice Fundraiser

June 3rd, 2023, 2:30-5:00pm, Dock and Paddle, St.Paul, MN

You're invited! Grab your friends and family for a Giving Voice Fundraiser hosted by Beer Choir Twin Cities.

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Dementia and Music webinar graphic with photo of Dr. Al Power

Dementia and Music: A Conversation About Wellbeing with Giving Voice and Special Guest Dr. Al Power

Friday, June 16th at 10am CST/11am EST on zoom

Join Giving Voice for a free event, a webinar with special guest, renowned gerontologist, dementia expert, and advocate Dr. Al Power. Not only is Dr. Al a premier expert in the area of wellbeing and dementia, he literally wrote the book(s) on it! "Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Wellbeing" and "Dementia Beyond Drugs"', he is also an accomplished musician and songwriter. Sign up for our newsletter to get registration information for this free event!

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concert announcement graphics for our dementia choir performances

Step into Spring with Giving Voice Concerts

Friday May 12th, Saturday May 20th, and Sunday May 21st

Join us for a celebration of songs that connect! Come join us for a collection of uplifting songs that will bring joy to your heart. Spring means concert season! Friday, May 12th, Saturday, May 20th, and Sunday, May 21st. Our choruses will show a different side of what it means to live with Alzheimer's. It is possible to live well with dementia. There is still friendship, laughter, joy...and music! After working hard all semester to learn a repertoire of fabulous music, we are ready to entertain you and make your heart sing!

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Graphic for concert announcement for Fall Semester 2022 for our Alzheimer's and other dementia choirs

Save the Date(s)

Friday, December 9th at 11am; Saturday, December 10th at 11am and 2pm; Sunday, December 11th at 1pm

We've got some great shows coming up that you won't want to miss, so mark your calendars now! Our choruses have some fun repertoire lined up that will be sure to get your toes tapping. If you've got the theme song from the "Golden Girls" in your head, you know what we're talking about! Our Minneapolis and St. Paul Choruses will be singing songs about friendship. We got some familiar tunes and some new favorites lined up. Our Edina chorus is heading "Back to Broadway" with lots of old favorites from classic musicals. We are having the best time rehearsing these songs and we can't wait to share them with you!

Mark your calendars!
Giving Voice annual report presentation, celebrating the benefits of singing for people with dementia in an Alzheimer's choir

4th Annual Giving Voice National Collective Leadership Gathering

July 21st, 2022

This event "The Power of Music" is a chance to connect, learn and share. We will take this opportunity to reflect and look to the future!

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Graphic for concert "Thank You for the Music a Tribute to Tony Bennett"

Giving Voice VIrtual Chorus

Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

Join us for a Virtual Concert!

Watch here!
Graphic for our Summertime Community Sing where people can find out what it's like to sing with our dementia choir

Summertime Community Sing

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

We have so much fun singing together, we want to share the joy with everyone in our community! We provide the music, you provide the voices. No need to worry about being a good singer, we sing together and every voice matters. August 3rd at 6pm at Water Works at Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis. See you there!

Join Us!

Finding Joy and Purpose Through Singing: Giving Voice to People Living With Dementia

Creative Nursing Journal

Volume 28, Issue 4 connect.springerpub.com

Giving Voice Chorus gives holiday peace to those living with Alzheimer’s

Kare 11

December 11, 2022 www.kare11.com

Building Bridges Memory Choir

Pioneer PBS

October 11, 2022 www.pioneer.org

Giving Voice Chorus Sings Alzheimer’s Away

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Weekly

February 28, 2016 www.alzheimersweekly.com

Giving Voice Chorus, his community of singers finds friendship and joy through the healing power of music

Twin Cities PBS

February 2016 www.tpt.org

The Healing Power of Music, For Alzheimer's patients, music can be good medicine

AARP

July/August 2015 www.aarp.org

They Can’t Take This Away from Me

University of Notre Dame Business Magazine

Fall 2015 bizmagazine.nd.edu

Alzheimer’s chorus specializes in songs to remember

Star Tribune

March 4, 2015 www.startribune.com

Choir of Alzheimer’s patients sings tunes from memory

USA Today

December 8, 2014 www.usatoday.com

Alzheimer’s patients connect with others through singing

Minnesota Public Radio

December 4, 2014 www.mprnews.org

Giving Voice Chorus Overpowers Alzheimer’s

WCCO – CBS Minnesota

December 3, 2014 www.youtube.com

Chorus unites people living with Alzheimer’s

Minnesota Public Radio

September 15, 2017 www.mprnews.org

St. Paul’s new dementia chorus sings songs you can’t forget

St. Paul Pioneer Press

December 2016 www.twincities.com