Get ready for the Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus!

Sing in Community

In January, 2025 we will be launching the Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus! Like the Queer Joy Chorus, this will be a space for building community, finding joy in singing, and accepting all people. We’ll chose our music together, centering music that kids love to sing. We’ll learn about music-making together as well in a supportive, fun environment.

Making music in a chorus is about connecting with other people, having fun, and learning how to start with a mishmosh of strangers and end up with a piece of art.
In order for kids to really make music together, there are some basic things they need:
- To feel welcome and safe
- To have a voice in the creative process
- To feel connected to the music they’re making
Our goal in starting the Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus is to create a space that feels joyful for the kids involved. Kids will feel empowered not just by pushing themselves to try new things, but by using their creative voices to put together a show that they can feel proud to share.
When: Mondays from 4-5:30
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church in Northampton
First Rehearsal: Monday, January 13, 2025
Sessions: 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2
Performance: TBA Spring performance plus likely additional opportunities to perform
Ages: 6+
Experience/audition: None necessary - only requirement is the child has to WANT to be there
Mara Levi is a dynamic musical leader, merging roles as an arranger, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and educator with a spirit deeply rooted in community-building. Serving as the director of the Pride Chorus for all of its five years, Mara has helped shape it into a beacon of inclusivity and musical excellence. With academic backgrounds in jazz composition, music education, and UX, they apply a multifaceted skill set to various creative and educational endeavors. Mara was a high school music teacher for the last 12 years, and was a touring singer-songwriter in the decade before that.
Outside the chorus, Mara's days are filled with teaching voice and piano, UX Research, arranging music, building tree houses, and front-yard gardening. Mara’s dedication to fostering learning, creativity, and community engagement is foundational to their work and home life. See and hear more at www.maralevi.com.
If you have already paid your registration fee but have struggled with the online form we emailed you, I’ve uploaded a document here.

Please fill this out and either print and hand to us or email to Mara - your child can’t participate in rehearsals without you present until you have filled out these forms.

MEDICAL AND OTHER CONSENT FORMS

Registration Information + Financial Accessibility

NOTE: Our goal at Queer Joy Collaborative is to make all programming accessible and affordable. All proceeds go directly into programming.

We ask that you honestly assess your capacity to pay the fee (top end is $250 for 18 rehearsals and all performances, about $14 per week) and make a choice that will allow your child to participate without financial strain, but will also allow our program to operate at full capacity