SongShop

  • Dec 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Meeting online in Claudia’s Zoom room Come with one song or two, to work on TEXT, CONTEXT and SUBTEXT. You can speak the lyrics, sing a cappella, or sing to prerecorded piano or karaoke tracks. We’re interested in why you chose your song, where it…

  • Oct 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Barb Smith, Carrie Hedges, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Lydia Stux, Patrick Davis, Sharon Waltham, and our host Claudia Hommel. Along with special guest DANCER…

  • Sep 26, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Susan Dennis, Kyle Hustedt, Jeni Schellenberg, Barb Smith, Carrie Hedges, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Sharon Waltham, and our host Claudia Hommel. From “Almost Like…

  • Aug 29, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard. Featuring Barb Smith, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Sharon Waltham, and your host Claudia Hommel. SongShop Live presents our first live concert since the world went topsy-turvy. We recuperate our theme of “Hello & Goodbye” in a garden among neighbors and…

  • Jul 11, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – We’re exploring song text and context, developing song setups and patter, and digging into the subtext of lyrics. We meet in a Zoom Room each Saturday.

  • Jun 20, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – SongShop continues this summer with online sessions to explore song text and context, setups and patter, lyrics and their subtexts. We meet via Zoom. The room number will be sent to you upon registration.

  • “Hello! Goodbye!” #2

    Feb 9, 2020 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – — the second of three SongShop salon concerts of greetings and stories 4 PM at the home of Ruth Fuerst and Jim Block (Hyde Park) Bobby Schiff and Philip Seward at the piano. Featuring Kimberly Mann, Christian Halvorsen, Carol Weston, Vivian Beckford, Ruth Fuerst, Arlene…

  • “Hello! Goodbye!” #1

    Jan 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The first of three SongShop salon concerts of greetings and stories 7:30 pm at the home of Louise Gale (Oak Park) Phil Caldwell at the piano. Featuring Daniel Johnson, David Stephens, Louise Gale, with Carmen Bodino, Samantha Gay, Gina Mincy and Claudia Hommel. A sweet…

  • May 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – With so many singers and so many songs to moon over, SongShop Live offered our annual gala in two parts. As varied as the phases of the moon, songs from theatre, opera, jazz, pop, spirituals and more. Sunday’s singers are Carmen BODINO, Christine STEYER, Claudia…

  • May 4, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – With so many singers and so many songs to moon over, SongShop Live offered our annual gala in two parts. As varied as the phases of the moon, songs from theatre, opera, jazz, pop, spirituals and more. Saturday’s singers are Beth HALEVY, Carrie HEDGES, Caryn CAFFARELLI, Don HOFFMAN,…