Elise Witt is a singer songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and raised in North Carolina. Witt has performed in a range of venues, including

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in New York City and Bluebird Café in

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

. She has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and chamber chorus for 20 years. She has studied

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and currently is part of a 16-voice ensemble. Elise Witt performed and has taught at

, Lincoln Center, the

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and Clearwater Hudson River Revival, Italy and in schools around the United States. In 1995, she represented the state of Georgia at the Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration. In 2000, she was chosen as one of 120 residency artists nationwide for "America Creates for the Millennium." Witt is currently Director of Music Programs for the Global Village Project, a DeKalb County middle school for refugee girls.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Witt, Elise American women singers Living people Swiss emigrants to the United States Singers from Atlanta American voice teachers American women music educators Swiss music educators Swiss women music educators 21st-century Swiss women educators 21st-century Swiss educators 1953 births 21st-century American women