"What a Wonderful World" - One Day Choir with Kenter Davies

Join friends and neighbors in this one of a kind collective choral event! Led and arranged by beloved NYC music leader Kenter Davies, we’ll explore harmony, free our voices, and build community through the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. There’s no auditions, no experience necessary, and no seeking of perfection. We’ll just be making music for music-making’s sake!

Be part of something bigger than yourself and feel the power of community through song. Join us at Workshop Weekend to be part of a One-Day Choir to sing “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. A timeless classic about the beauty of the natural world and the kindness we can afford one another as humans, this song feels more important than ever to sing. Led and arranged by Kenter Davies, we’ll explore a choral arrangement of the tune featuring lush, jazzy harmonies.

During our time together we will:

• Play singing games to activate our voices, bodies, and connection to one another
• Work through the song section by section, infusing some musicality as we go
• Discuss the lyrics of the song and what meaning we can find in it
• Sing through the song a bunch and explore the different journeys it may take us on!

A week prior to the event, you’ll receive the sheet music and vocal demos arrangement of the song to use as a resource. You don’t have to be able to read sheet music, you can absolutely learn by ear! We encourage folks to arrive having familiarized themselves with the arrangement, but there’s no pressure to learn everything in advance. We’ll fill in the gaps for one another as we explore and play along the way!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Kenter Davies is a vocal arranger, music educator, and choral facilitator based in Brooklyn, New York. He dedicates his work to creating spaces where people can engage with music free from the pressure of perfection, but full of complexity and joy. He highlights the journey over the destination and firmly believes in making music for music-making’s sake. Kenter facilitates One Day Choirs and other music events with the NYC-based creative community, Gaia Music Collective. He has led One-Day Choirs all across the country, celebrating the magic that diversity brings to group song.

Taconic Ridge Farm is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends and neighbors who produce exceptional experiential learning through open gardens and workshops on a wide variety of topics in the Roeliff Jansen region, where the Hudson Valley and Berkshires meet.