Joyous Voices

Strolling carolers, two women and two men, dressed in colorful Dickens-era costumes (bonnets, top hats, tail coats, frocks). We pride ourselves in our professional presentation. We arrive early, ready to sing on time. We sing indoors or outdoors (we cannot sing in precipitation or extreme cold). We can enter singing as a surprise at a private party, and perform in virtually any setting.

Imagine your ideal holiday party... a lovely variety of gaily-dressed guests sampling the best of your festive offerings... beautifully-festooned halls and stunningly adorned appointments... and lively seasonal music from JOYOUS VOICES!

Our strolling, costumed carolers have delighted audiences at venues from southern Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia since 1996. We have entertained at venues diverse as the Walters Art Museum, the Baltimore Mayor’s Christmas Parade, and the Avenue at White Marsh. We can create a buoyant atmosphere on mike in spacious settings, enhance intimate private parties or inspire sing-a-long revelry at family gatherings. Our five-hour repertoire reflects the broad range of possibilities for holiday music, from well-known traditional arrangements of Christmas standards, to jazzy treatments of seasonal classics. Chanukah selections complement our offerings, and we accommodate spontaneous requests of crowd favorites.
Dressed in Dickens-era gowns, tails, top hats and bonnets, we brighten any seasonal decor. We also offer colorful contemporary costuming, or even Renaissance apparel for a dazzling effect– we enjoy customizing our presentation to suit your imagination.

Our carolers boast credits from the Baltimore and Washington and Philadelphia Operas, the former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Chorus, New Orleans Symphony Chorus, Theater Works U.S.A., and the Phoenix Choir of Baltimore. We also list theatrical experience including the Old Globe Theatre, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Maryland Arts Festival, Theatre Virginia, Pumpkin Theatre, and every dinner theater in the Baltimore-Washington, DC corridor.

Fully acoustic and flexible. We can perform while strolling or on your sound equipment.