Bio
Elise’s concerts of Global, Local & Homemade Songs™and her Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ workshops create and connect singing communities around the world. Born in Switzerland, raised in NC, and living in Atlanta since 1977, Elise speaks 5 languages fluently and sings in at least a dozen more.
Elise has released 12 recordings on EMWorld Records. The Elise Witt Choral Series features choral arrangements of her original compositions and she recently published All Singing, a songbook with 58 original songs including music notation, lyrics and chords, stories and photos.
In addition to her global touring, Elise serves as Director of Music Programs at the Global Village Project, a non-profit, special purpose middle school for teenage refugee girls in Decatur Georgia.
Recipient of numerous awards including Music Composer for the National League of American Pen Women, the William L. Womack Creative Arts Award, and Representative for the State of Georgia at the Kennedy Center’s 25th Anniversary, Elise was chosen as one of 13 Atlanta singers for Bobby McFerrin’s Gimme Five concert at Atlanta Symphony Hall. She was an original member of Rhiannon’s All the Way In program and subsequently served as co-pilot for the program.
