Date/Time
Date(s) - March 23, 2024
11:00 am-4:00 pm

Location: 6401 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, CA, USA

PART ONE, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – THE SONG CIRCLE! With Lea, Debbie and Antonina sharing their original music and a few favorites by other songwriters. Community Singing is a growing movement of singers, songleaders and songwriters who sing together for joy and healing. Songs are taught in the oral tradition in a simple call-and-echo style, and include chants, rounds, unison, harmony, and songs with multiple layers. The lyrics are affirming and hopeful, with themes of love, connection, acceptance, compassion, overcoming struggle, authenticity, social justice, the earth, and honoring grief and pain. No singing experience is required and you may come and sing or simply relax and receive the goodness!

1:00-2:00 Bring Your Own Lunch!

PART TWO, 2 – 4 p.m. THE CONCERT! With Lea and Antonina sharing their original music. Antonina plays a few of her creations, then Lea plays some of her masterpieces, then they collaborate singing and playing on each other’s songs! BONUS: If you come to the Song Circle Lea may invite you onstage at the concert to sing a song or two with her!

11:00–1:00 Song Circle $15-25, 2:00–4:00 Concert $15-25, BOTH Song Circle & Concert $25-45 (1:00-2:00 Bring Your Own Lunch!)

THE ARTISTS . . .

LEA MORRIS: SoulFolk Singer-Songwriter, Community Songleader and Choral Composer
Lea’s sound often draws comparisons to Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell. It’s no wonder, with her warm vocals, insightful lyrics and familiar melodies. However, as Lea’s compositions expand to include looped harmonies, vocal percussion and other elements, it’s clear that her SoulFolk style is unique.
Born in Washington, DC to a father who toured the world playing trumpet in a funk band and a mother who dreamed of opera, Lea began to sing in the Baptist church as soon as she could speak. As a teen, she started teaching herself to play acoustic guitar by writing songs.
Having shared the stage with luminaries including Odetta and Mavis Staples, Lea is also returning to her roots by composing multi-layered chants and grounding a community singing experience in Braunschweig, Germany, where she currently resides.
https://www.thisislea.com/

DEBBIE NARGI-BROWN: Building Community Through Song and Dance.
Debbie, of Ben Lomond, is a gifted community song leader, an award-winning dance teacher, and a talented songwriter. She offers her songs with love, compassion, and the hope of bringing joy and healing to others. Debbie’s lyrics and melodies are sung all over the world. She writes songs for the heart, healing, transformation, love, grief, and all that connects us as human beings. Bringing people together in dance and song is one of her greatest joys in life! Debbie has created and recorded several albums of original songs that will uplift your Spirit and bring comfort to your Soul.
To learn more, please visit https://www.debbienargi-brown.com/

ANTONINA BEYEA of Santa Cruz, is a singer, songwriter, songleader and choral enthusiast who creates a delicious eclectic musical stew. She adds spice to a rich roux of folk, women’s vocal harmonies and world music. With a pinch of a cappella and a dash of blues and jazz, Antonina cooks up a savory and spiritual feast of truly unique music!
She collaborated with local poet Suzanne Morrow on her most recent album Heart of All That Matters (2020), and also released Notes from Nature in 2003. Current projects include leading monthly Song Circles, adapting her song Ancestors for Pacific Voices choir, being in leadership for Pacific Voices, creating and producing events, and, of course, singing as much as possible! https://antoninasings.com/

Purchase Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-into-spring-santa-cruz-tickets-813709636427