sing your heart out!

WACC IS BACK IN FULL SWING!

WACC is a musical adventure of harmony singing & living as members of our local and global communities. There are no wrong notes, only variations. We seek to fine tune to each other and our environment, and we commit to making the world a sustainable and vibrant place for all. We believe music opens our hearts.

Come and sing with us!

We hope you sing with us in 2024 and we are wishing you a wonderful new year and winter season.

~ Suzannah & the WACC team

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Note from our director:

Hello All! It’s been such a delight to be singing together again. We’re running one off events at the moment while we hunt for our new regular rehearsal spot. If you want to sing, come on! No auditions are required to sing with WACC and we would love to have you join us.

love, Suzannah Park

Our Mission

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singing in harmony

We believe that there are no wrong notes, only variations. As our season glides past, we find our way to a shared understanding of which notes we’re trying to sing and when.

Songs, scales and languages from different parts of the world enhance our understanding of harmony and keep us thriving as part of a world wide musical community.

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thriving in community

Singing together opens our hearts to one another and helps us to grow into our best selves. We carpool, share meals, dance, and connect and make friends through music. What a treat!

As members of WACC we are working towards a musical goal while living in and protecting these mountains of Western North Carolina. WACC is the magical and fun group it is because of our members and all our varied histories and talents.

environmental & social justice

We do not turn a blind eye to the impact of a group our size meeting weekly. Nor do we ignore the privilege of money and time to attend a weekly group for fun.

We are committed to making singing available to everyone, regardless of anyone's financial situation. WACC is pleased to offer scholarship to those singers in need.

As a group we focus on reducing our carbon footprint through carpooling, planting trees, composting, and educating and supporting each other to make changes in our lives.

We celebrate diversity in life while also looking at the impacts of cultural appropriation, genocide and colonization through the lens of music.

Music, Politics & Healing Through Singing

WACC sponsored a conversation about Music, Politics & Healing Through Singing with WACC director Suzannah Park and two of her beloved colleagues from Village Harmony, Dr. Kathy Bullock and Gideon Crevoshay. The talk is now available here. Thanks to everyone who came to this online event and has asked for more of these sort of sessions. We’ll do more of these in the new year!

Testimonials

“Tonight’s rehearsal was Grand! Instructive, dramatic, meaningful, fun, full-voice singing. Having taught “parts” to singers for many years, I recognize the combined skills and attitudes that are You! Your light-hearted but serious approach is manna from heaven.”
— Gail
“I love being around you on a weekly basis. You are such a joy and I love the way you communicate and teach music.....It’s like you have us all under a magical spell that makes our hearts swell up and produce beautiful harmonies. It’s so different than any other choir I’ve ever been a part of.”
— Jackie

Here’s to the singers!

We’ve been singing & dancing here in these beautiful, old mountains since 2008. This is what community is all about!

“I am loving singing with WACC! It’s just what I’ve been looking for - and I only wish it could last all year.”
— SUSAN

Our Director

MY NAME IS Suzannah Park

I come from a family of three generations of traditional singers, storytellers and dancers. I’ve been touring and teaching for the past 20+ years, both in the US and abroad. Music, dance, community & connection is my passion.

At home here in Asheville, when not leading WACC, the choir at Warren Wilson College or teaching private students, I am one of the directors with the Vermont based international, touring and teaching group, Village Harmony. As a local activist I also lead marches, dance parties in the streets, work with local folks, artists, businesses, police officers and politicians and promote dismantling all systems of oppression and division.