Elise Witt

Teaches at The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Elise is a master at guiding voices and opening hearts.~ WomanSong, Asheville NC
Your sessions reminded me how great it can feel to make music. I'm inspired to make more.
~ Craig, Minneapolis MN
Your classes were an unexpected, precious gift.~ Angela, Memphis TN
You don't know how much I needed exactly what you gathered and offered - musically and spiritually.~ Lynn, Decatur GA
"She could get a colony of ants singing!" ~ Ivy, Sautee-Nacoochee GA
ELISE WITTA Concert of Global, Local & Homemade Songs™www.EliseWitt.com
The producer of the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage calls Elise Witt "a performer to remember with international savvy & personal charm." Multi-lingual songstress and eclectic songwriter, Elise Witt takes the stage at Jalopy for a concert of her "Global, Local & Homemade Songs™ on Sun. Mar. 3, 2015.
Legend has it Elise sang before she talked, and she's been singing and making songs every since. Elise's songs are both quirky and catchy. She explores the world of bees and spiders and Buddhist thought. She queries the origins of dust, both household and cosmic. And she honors her muses and mentors from Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, and Mercedes Sosa, to Rhiannon, Ysaye Barnwell, and Fred Onovwerosuoke. 
Elise sings about the power of singing, and her music and her presence are so infectious, that her concerts are famous for turning audiences (even self-professed "non-singers") into an Impromptu Glorious Chorus™! For this special concert, Elise has invited some of her favorite New York musicians to guest with her. Stay tuned!
"Her straightforward charm and pure, strong voice are truly fine music to the ears."~ The Courier, Louisville KY
" A truly delightful concert from the honey-voiced Atlanta singers who sings the world"~ Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival
"At least 5 of your songs made it to my "top 10" list - a good problem to have!~ Micah Soloman, founder & president, Oasis CD
ELISE WITTwww.EliseWitt.com
The producer of the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage calls Elise Witt "a performer to remember with international savvy & personal charm." Elise was born in Switzerland, raised in North Carolina, and since 1977 has made her home in Atlanta. She speaks five languages fluently, sings in over a dozen more, and has been a cultural ambassador to South Africa, Italy, Nicaragua, Switzerland, and China. A songwriter and composer, she tours the United States and the world with her Global, Local & Homemade Songs™. Her latest CD Valise, is her 11th recording forEMWorld Records, and an album of her compositions have been arranged for choirs in the Elise Witt Choral Series. From 1980-2000, Elise sang with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus under the direction of Robert Shaw, and in recent years, she has studied extensively with masters of improvisation Bobby McFerrin, David Darling, and Rhiannon, African vocal expert Dr. Fred Onovwerosuoke, and Sweet Honey in the Rock's Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell, all of whose pedagogy she incorporates into her own teaching. She has earned a reputation as a masterful educator, encouraging even the shyest singers to revel in their voices. As a Residency Artist, she works with students in elementary schools through high schools and universities, as well as with professional ensembles and community groups. Her workshops and concerts use music as a language to celebrate our cultural diversity while appreciating our connections as one human family. Her concerts are famous for turning audiences (even self-professed "non-singers") into an Impromptu Glorious Chorus™.
"Her performance is like a suitcase plastered with stickers from around the world… populated with interesting characters both heroic and comic."~ Raleigh Times
"Elise is a state treasure and we are so proud to be able to support her work."~ Chair, Georgia Council for the Arts