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

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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.
Our youth programs in partnership with Tacoma Public Schools help students explore authentic self-expression and the value of diverse community. They include teacher resources, our eight-week school residency program, and a year-end concert uniting TRC members and TPS students on one stage.
Our cultural workshops in partnership with Tacoma Public Libraries are a series of free events celebrating the cultural diversity and musical traditions of Tacoma and the Puget Sound Region.
We produce two major concerts per year and perform throughout the community. Over the past eight years, we have performed for over 50,000 people.

What makes the choir unique?

Music is the project that brings us together but our goal is to create space for healing and well-being. We accomplish this through programming that centers relationships and provides space to nurture and uplift one another.
Participation in the choir is completely free, thanks to generous donors and sponsors. Many of our events are free as well.
To ensure all can contribute without prior training, we teach and learn songs by ear.
Many of our songs are original pieces written by choir members.
Love is central to all that we do.