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Creating spaces for authentic expression, interconnection, and healing
through song and music.

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 UPCOMING EVENTS 

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 Seeking our next Executive Director 

After 8+ years, Founding Director Erin Guinup is passing the baton to new leadership, effective October 1st. The Board has hired Orlando Morales as the new Artistic Director. We are now beginning a search to find our next Executive Director.
 

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Who We Are

WE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL CHOIR

Tacoma Refugee Choir members come from all walks of life. We are business owners, judges, psychologists, grocery workers, security guards, students, parents, and musicians. We are refugees, immigrants, and friends who seek belonging and are committed to creating a more welcoming community.
We all feel at home in TRC. 

This year, the choir includes 45 members who originate from 17 countries, with 60% identifying as a person of color and 58% having lived experience with immigration. Our different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs become a strength as we come together in solidarity to amplify stories of displacement and work together with love and respect to create spaces for authentic expression, interconnection and healing through song and music.

What we do

  • Our flagship program is the Tacoma Refugee Choir. We meet weekly as a choir family to not only sing together, but also to check-in about life's challenges and support one another. An emphasis on belonging creates the psychological safety and unity needed to create belonging for all within our diverse community.

  • Harmony After Hours is our outreach program that allows c