Katie Ketchum: home
Over a thousand years ago the Abbess Hildegard Von Bingen wrote chants, books, painted, and studied herbal healing. At night, by candle light, she led the sisters in chanting. Inspired by this vision, Katie Ketchum invites you to:
Join us for "hersongs and images" songs of images of the sacred feminine.
With The Priestess of Permission Katie Ketchum and the "Sisters of Sparkle" goddess gospel choir singing multicultural chants, gospel styles. It's a sing-a-long with healing processes.
Every First Sunday, 2:00 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Santa Rosa, Ca. 2000 Humboldt St. Starting Sunday, February 5th through May.
Every Second Sunday at 2:00 Community Church, UCC in Sebastopol, CA. 1000 Gravenstein Hwy North. Starting Sunday February 12th through May.
Every Third Sunday at, herchurch, in San Francisco (rehearsal in the basemen at 10am) service at 10:30am. 678 Portola Dr.
Everyone is welcome.
Be held in the arms of the Sacred Feminine.
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"Katie sings to the child in all of us"
NBC News Las Vegas
Katie Ketchum is an award winning playwright, performer and songwriter. She appeared on NBC news on her “Clear the Air” tour across America. She has performed along side internationally acclaimed authors and artists including: Margaret Starbird, Shiloh Sophia McCloud, China Galland, and Betty Bethard. Mother Teresa featured Katie’s healing songs at her centers throughout India. www.katieketchum.com e-mail: katieketchumband@bigplanet.com
“Singing/Art/Songwriting as a Spiritual Practice” workshop. Saturday, February 4th. e-mail: katieketchumband@bigplanet.com to sign up. Only $85. for the day.
What is included in this course:
How to use Singing/Art/Songwriting as a spiritual Practice
Secrets of effortless singing.
Monthly, optional performing opportunities in Katie Ketchum’s public concerts for healing.
A Monthly, daylong workshop in Singing/Art/Songwriting.
Accessing your creative process.
Performing and creating in a non-goal oriented, non-critical environment, as a spiritual practice.
A non-critical philosophy, creating a safe space.
Creating a daily creativity practice.
Singing lessons, no experience needed.
Art lessons, no experience needed.
Songwriting lessons, no experience needed.
Cd’s to develop your voice.
Singing multicultural chants and feminine upbeat gospel songs.
Chants to the Sacred Feminine
Opportunity to have your images in a slide show at concerts.
Learning how to be a song leader.
Healing through art and music.
Multi-tradition prayer as a spiritual path.
A monthly workshop and performing opportunity at $85. Per workshop.
INVITATION to SINGING/ART/WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Workshops on Feb. 4th, March 3rd.,April 7th, May 5th on first Saturdays of the month from 10am through 4pm.
at Sebastopol Center For the Arts. Call 707 874-3571 or
e-mail: katieketchumband@bigplanet.com www.katieketchum.com
Ketchum's work on Broadway! Katie has also composed a series of great women in herstory musicals about the American artist Mary Cassatt, German pianist Clara Schumann and the evangelist Mary Magdalene. She is presently seeking Theatre Companies to perform these works throughout the world. Please write to katieketchumband@bigplanet.com if you have any information.
Audience comments about Mary Cassatt American Artist : “We attended and our socks got knocked off. What a great show!” “Your Mary Cassatt show is so very good and your original music is engaging and endearing.” “I could listen to Katie sing all night. We attended Katie's show Saturday night at the Sebastopol Arts. What a remarkable presentation!” Through original songs, paintings, costumes, slides and reviews Ketchum transports us to Mary Cassatt’s world of art in Paris in the 1800’s. In 1982, Katie’s first musical received the National Endowment for the Arts.
"Impressions of Mary Cassatt” is the kind of quality entertainment that has appeal for town and gown." Las Vegas Sun
Katie Ketchum has performed throughout the United States and Canada at performing art centers, theatres and colleges. Recent performances include Cranberry Coast Concerts, Boston University and Sacramento Theatre Company. Katie is a professional singer, pianist, songwriter and playwright and has received the National Endowment for the Arts for her work as well as many other awards. Read about Katie's other one woman shows:
”Clara Schumann; 19th century pianist” A concert/drama by Katie Ketchum Through storytelling, music, letters and costume, Katie Ketchum, brings Clara Schumann, one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, alive on stage. Clara Schumann, married to the famous composer Robert Schumann during the 1800’s, featured her husband’s work throughout her 60 years of concert tours. Composer Edvard Grieg said of Clara Schumann:
“One of the most soulful and famous pianists of the day.” Katie Ketchum will play and sing some of Clara’s rarely performed works and pieces by Robert Schumann, Brahms, and Chopin. Included in the Cranberry Coast Concert Season 2010.
“As a professional pianist with a very special interest in Robert Schumann, I thoroughly enjoyed Katie Ketchum’s production, “An Evening with Clara Schumann.” Ketchum brings to life the musicians of that time period in a way that is memorable, educational, exciting, and humorous. Her portrayal of Clara Schumann is stunning and I felt as if I were in the presence of Clara’s ghost!” Antonio Iturriez, concert pianist
“The Magdalene Stories”. A musical comedy by Katie Ketchum National Endowment for the Arts recipient Katie Ketchum entertains us with her rockabilly version of “The Gospel of Mary of Magdala.” The traditional Magdalene's also show up as the Jewish follower, bride/widow of Christ, Egyptian Goddess initiate and prostitute. The musical received critical acclaim in San Francisco and was included in the Sacramento Theatre Company 2008 season.
“ All of these heavy hitting issues are turned upside down in this fantastical, always outrageous, minimalist production.” Erin Podlipnik WCities, San Francisco
"Mary Magdalene Story is intense in both it's onstage activity and it's intellectual content and it's thoroughly enjoyable on a visceral level." Albert Goodwyn, San Francisco Bay Times
If you would like to have any of these shows presented for your group please contact Katie Ketchum at 707 874-3571 or e-mail. katieketchumband@bigplanet.com
