Join us in the fall!
The Met just celebrated the end of our 2023-2024 season. We are so proud of the music we made together, and we would love to have you join us in the fall! Your attendance at a rehearsal is your audition. Details for our first rehearsal are below:
September 10th, 7pm at The Kenney
7125 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle, WA 98136
If you have any questions, please email the_met@seattlegleeclubs.org to contact us.
Missed our concert? Check out our media!
Listen to past recordings of the Seattle Metropolitan Singers and view photos on our media page.
About the Seattle Metropolitan Singers
The Seattle Metropolitan Singers “The Met” is an adult choir that performs choral music within the soprano and alto ranges If you sing in the treble range, we invite you to join us! The season runs from September through early June. We have two large performances in December and June, with smaller concerts in between.
Laurie de Leonne is our artistic director.
ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP
Laurie de Leonne is a spirited conductor of creative connection who fosters community through collaborative singing; both community within the choir as well as between the choir and the greater community. To this end, she builds ensembles and instigates collaborative musical adventures of all kinds. She founded the newly formed Eastside Midday Singers and the established Redmond Chorale, directs the Women’s University Club Chorus of Seattle and the North Seattle College Choir, and a vocalist and multi instrumentalist in the rock cover band “Phase 5.” Laurie’s music has been commissioned internationally and her compositions are published by Walton/GIA, Santa Barbara Music Publishers, and her own Dandelion Music Press. Many of her pieces are featured in Project: Encore’s vetted catalog of contemporary post-premiere choral compositions and two pieces were semifinalist and finalist in their divisions for The American Prize. She is past-president of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium, the initial conductor of project-based Summer Fling Vocal Ensemble, a performer and instructor at CAZ NW Family Performing Arts Camp, and a guest vocalist with Emerald Ensemble and Choral Arts Northwest.
Nathan Shiu is our collaborative pianist.
Nathan is a local pianist, singer, and music educator (specializing in teaching voice) based in Bellevue and serving the Greater Seattle Area. His interest in music began at an early age, starting with piano around the age of seven, and continuing to this day. Nathan earned a B.A. in Music (emphasis in Composition) from Whitman College in 2005. After graduating, he served as Staff Accompanist for Whitman College's Music Department for eight years, the last three years of which he also served as an Adjunct Voice Teacher. This experience of teaching singing spurred Nathan to pursue a Master's degree (emphasis in Vocal Pedagogy) which he earned in May of 2015 from Washington State University's School of Music. He has since moved back to the Greater Seattle Area and is continuing to establish his presence as a musician and music educator.
In addition to his duties with MCE, Nathan accompanies the Bellevue Youth Choirs, is Church Musician at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Sammamish, teaches voice through Play at Work, and occasionally works as music director with Youth Theatre Northwest as projects come up. Nathan also teaches and tutors piano, voice and music theory privately.
What is Pink? - Spring Concert Recap:
We celebrated the end of our 2023-2024 season with a pink concert! Our spring program, “What is Pink?” was named after a set of art songs by Ned Rorem. The program opened with “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, included two songs composed by choir member Lauren McLaren Thomas, and closed with “Closer to Fine” to round out our pink show.
Visit our media page to listen to concert highlights including “Scarborough Fair”arr. Hildebrandt and “No Time” arr. Brumfield.
A CEREMONY OF WINTER CAROLS - Winter Concert Recap:
For our 2023 Winter Concert, we performed Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” alongside some newer pieces, including “Winter Solstice” by Paul Carey and “Season of Light” by Jacob Narverud. Rutter’s “Tomorrow shall be my dancing day” and Jody Noblett’s “Ma’oz Tzur” completed the concert.
You can watch highlights of our previous concerts on our media page.
Media: Photos & Videos
PERFORMANCES:
The Met performs in various venues including neighborhood musical halls, retirement communities, and the annual Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition. We host a Spring Concert and a Holiday Concert.
REQUIREMENTS:
An audition and previous choral experience are required, but don’t be daunted. If you haven’t sung in a choir in a while, this is a perfect opportunity to get back in it! The Seattle Metropolitan Singers are a very warm group who pride themselves on camaraderie and fun.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals are on TUESDAY evenings in West Seattle. Rehearsals will continue to be live streamed via Facebook as well.
Warm-ups begin at 7:00PM, rehearsals end around 9:00PM.
DONATIONS:
Based on a 9-month season, members pay donations of $50 per month. Scholarships are available and considered on a case-by case basis.
Interested? Email: the_met@seattlegleeclubs.org for more information! We look forward to having your voice join with ours!
