About us
Offering community singing gatherings, song circles, and workshops for joy, connection and creative expression, from Parksville to Nanaimo. Hosting visiting songleaders like Coco Love Alcorn, Sarina Partridge and more. These community singing events are open to all voices.
Sylvia is part of the Ubuntu Choirs Network, which believes that singing is a universal human birthright and that we can change the world by singing together. After a cancer diagnosis, Sylvia quit her government job to pursue her passion for harmony singing. In 2023 she took the Community Choir Leadership Training founded by Siobhan Robinsong and Denis Donnely of Victoria's infamous Gettin' Higher Choir, and found her tribe of community songleaders from across North America (The Ubuntu Choirs Network), sharing songs of peace, hope, and unity. Now it's her mission to bring community singing back into our local culture, and foster joy and connection through song.
Sylvia is the founder of Humble Harmony, a non-performing, immersive community singing group, focused on interconnectivity and vocal harmony. Singing inspiring, uplifting and healing songs, world music, sea shanties, and songs of peace and hope, the group learns by ear in the oral tradition, and welcomes all voices regardless of background.
Community Singing events are posted in this meetup group as well as on Sylvia's website, www.sylviahumble.ca/events
Upcoming events
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BIG SING with Humble Harmony
Oliver Woods Community Center Monarch 1 Rm, 6000 Oliver Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CARaise and weave your voice in community, and sing songs of love and freedom with us! ALL VOICES WELCOME regardless of experience - it's about joy and connection, not perfection.
Admission is by cash donation (suggested $10-20)
5:15 pm - song circle; 6:45 - 7:45 pm potluck (optional).
Instead of a concert, each season of my Humble Harmony community singing group ends with a BIG SING, where folks from my three groups in Nanaimo and Parksville gather to share the songs we’ve been learning, and invite the community in to sing along with us! These uplifting songs are easy to learn by ear, with exciting layers of harmony and rhythm. While this is a participatory event, listeners are welcome too (but don’t be surprised if you find yourself singing)!
Join us for heart-opening songs of Love and Freedom (our themes this season), from the community singing movement, "One Love" by Bob Marley, and "Shosholoza" from South Africa. April Laurie will lead some vocal play, and accompany us on percussion.
All are welcome to bring something to share, if you’d like to stay for the potluck and socialize - bring plates and cutlery if you can, to reduce waste. We will be on the main floor of Oliver Woods and we may venture outside!
Here is our song list:
As You Are I Am - Luke Wallace
Lead with Love - Melanie Demore
One Love - Bob Marley
Shosholoza - South African freedom song (my harmony arrangement is based on this video from a youth group in Kenya)
Walk The Way - Lea Morris
Wild And Free - Sarina Partridge
Source: www.sylviahumble.ca/humble-harmonyHumble Harmony is a non-performing, experiential community-singing group focused on the joy of singing in harmony, imperfectly. We have three group locations in Nanaimo and Parksville, and many members come to multiple groups. We are part of the Ubuntu Choirs Network which believes that singing together is a universal human birthright and can make the world a better place.
Our next six-week season starts on May 18.Join us at this or another drop-in event and experience the magic and connection of community singing!
www.sylviahumble.ca/eventsP.S. If you want to stay in the loop, please leave your email at www.sylviahumble.ca/newsletter
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