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  • SongShop: About Claudia Hommel

    Claudia Hommel brings more than four decades of stage and song career to student and adult singers. She approaches each student and each song with insights and energy that come from her own studies with international singer Martha Schlamme, actor/director Alvin Epstein, music director Steve Blier, voice teachers Roberta Vatske (New York), Carolyn Grimes (Detroit),…

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  • Donate!

    SongShop Live is an ongoing project of Working In Concert.So much of our work happens because of people like you who continue to support and encourage us. Your tax-deductible donation to Working In Concert can be earmarked to support SongShop’s financial aid for singers of limited income and the expansion of our workshop offerings. Thank…

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  • Fees

    Observing the first time is always free. To sing at a single workshop session is $45. Auditing a session is $25. Payments by cash or check (payable to Working In Concert) are forwarded to DePaul University for all Tuesday sessions. A four-session package is $160 and must be used within two months. Financial Aid Request…

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  • Masterclasses on the road

    Claudia’s approach to singing begins with story and character, using the vocabulary of theater training to build personal connections to song, singer and audience. When Claudia tours, her SongShop masterclasses are available to schools and communities. Claudia and her colleagues work with singers at various levels of performance experience, from ages 12 and up. Here’s…

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  • SongShop Participants

    Professional, semi-professional and advanced-amateur singers have performed in SongShop concerts over many years, accompanied by an esteemed roster of pianists and featured guests. (Dates reflect first show with SongShop Live.) The playbills for each performance are available at our Performance Archives page.

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  • While searching for an image to represent the launching of Black Voices in Cabaret, we are inspired by this painting by Cliff Joseph, African-American artist, activist and art therapist. Cliff was engaged in the world around us until the week of his passing on November 8, 2020, at the age of 98. He loved our…

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  • Thank you! merci !

    Your donation allows us to do what we promise, and inspires us to do more! A special shout-out to our Encore Ensemble members who donate regularly. Looking forward to seeing you at our next events. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible for US taxpayers filing Schedule A.

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  • Working In Concert has launched a new initiative to take on the much-needed advancement of Black artists in the field of cabaret. By cabaret, we mean the intimate style of performance that connects the singer to their song and their song to the audience in a personal way. We invite cabaret performers, musicians, videographers, and…

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