Mosaic Harmony Announces 2011 Spring Concert Locations

Jan. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Oakton, VA —Mosaic Harmony, an interfaith, multicultural community choir, is pleased to announce the locations for their spring 2011 concerts in celebration of 18 years of service to the Greater Washington, D.C. area will be held at three locations.  The concerts are scheduled to take place Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 7 p.m. at Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton Street NW, Washington DC; Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. at UUCF, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA and on Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The annual concert will once again feature a compilation of songs ranging from traditional and contemporary African-American gospel to music written by their dynamic and talented director and as the highlight of the choral season, is their largest fundraising effort.  Mosaic Harmony’s concerts are high-energy, inspiring performances that leave their audiences feeling uplifted and encouraged.  Bringing together people of diverse cultures, ages, backgrounds, and more than 17 faith traditions to celebrate humanity is Mosaic Harmony’s vision to be a source of inspiration on a local, national, and global level.  The theme of the 2011 season has been about bridging harmony and partnerships, clearly aligning the mission and vision of Mosaic Harmony.  The choir has performed in a variety of locations over the years including four consecutive performances for the Martin Luther King celebration program at the Washington Hospital Center, a holiday performance in 1999 on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, four consecutive performances at the Pentagon, festival performance at Mary Washington College, a record thirteen consecutive performances at Mt. Zion Methodist church in Hamilton, Virginia, and in 2011 a highlight performance at DC Intersections.  The choir assisted groups in raising tens of thousands of dollars for charities including Coats for Kids, Capital Hospice, Buganda University, the Brain Tumor Foundation, the Lakota Nation and Habitat for Humanity, as well as many other notable charitable causes.  The choir’s performances have provided encouragement and hope to families in hospice care, residents of mental health facilities, residents living in retirement communities, and to the general public for 18 years.  In an effort to reach a wider audience in the area, this year the choir opted to host three different venues for their annual fundraiser.    Says Director North, "we are thrilled to have the opportunity to host our fundraiser at the historical Dumbarton church, our "home" location of UUCF and a return to Bishop Ireton High School for this year's concert and to have as one of our performing guests the prestigious Baha'i choir."

Mosaic Harmony members prepare the entire season for their spring concert and often members who took sabbaticals for the season return to volunteer as spring concert staff.  Sponsorship opportunities and ticket sales for the concerts will be available online and from choir members beginning April 1, 2011.  For more information on the choir, performance schedule or the rehearsals, visit the website at www.mosaicharmony.org

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Mosaic Harmony’s concerts are high-energy, inspiring performances that leave their audiences feeling uplifted and encouraged. Music performed by the choir includes traditional and contemporary gospel to new music written by its dynamic and talented director, David K. North. Mosaic Harmony draws on the rich heritage of African-American inspirational music to demonstrate and encourage unity in the midst of diversity. Mosaic Harmony brings together people of diverse cultures, ages, backgrounds, and more than 17 faith traditions to celebrate humanity. Their mission is to unify the world, one song at a time.