Photographs courtesy of David York
About Mosaic Harmony
Our Mission
Mosaic Harmony is a community choir where people find love and acceptance regardless of color, religion, sexual orientation, or any other differences. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, sharing our message through the powerful medium of song, and inspiring our audiences to embrace ALL people.
Our Vision
- We will be known as a quality musical organization that promotes the value of diversity and inclusion.
- We will share our music and stories through concerts and digital media in order to carry our message of diversity and inclusion far and wide.
- We will foster and maintain relationships with other musical organizations that are different from us in various ways, so that we are putting our message of diversity and inclusion into action. We will promote ways to understand and value our differences, find our common ground, and build community despite our differences. We will share what we learn from these experiences in our concerts.
- We will present concerts and share our message of diversity and inclusion with students and other young people as one of our focus areas, because we know that young people will shape the future.
Mosaic Harmony is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Currently, we subsist on donations from members and supporters, grants, as well as fundraising concerts. This support enables us to perform for 10-12 audiences each year. Of course, we’d love to be able to do more – to share our message with more and larger audiences, not just in the Washington metropolitan region, but around the country and around the world. We are limited only by our funding. Questions? Contact Us. And join our mailing list!
About the People
David K. North, Director
David has been sharing his ministry in word and song his entire life. He has been the director of many musical groups, including the Southern Illinois University Gospel Choir; the Youth for Christ Fellowship Mass Choir of Washington, DC; the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington Gospel Choir; and David North and the Gospel Celebration. David has been singing and performing professionally for more than 50 years. He has been the Music Director of Mosaic Harmony since 1996. David has produced and performed on multiple recordings and has been a soloist at the Kennedy Center with the Men and Women of the Gospel. In addition, he has played the lead role of Oedipus in The Gospel at Colonus at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and at the H Street Playhouse of Washington, DC. David cares for all people, having worked as a social worker for 21 years and having served for over 29 years in ordained pastoral ministry. He feels a special calling to be a “bridge person” in interfaith opportunities, and he loves writing music that communicates peace, unity, and harmony. David is especially grateful that Mosaic Harmony provides a powerful witness to this cause.
Laura Weiss, Assistant Director
Laura Weiss (BA Music/MA Teaching) is currently the Director of Music and Arts and the Worship Coordinator for the UU Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA. In addition to serving as UUCF program director, pianist and vocalist since 2016, she directs the worship bands, Joyful Noise Children’s Choir, Voices of Hope Youth Choir, and the UUCF Community Choir that is traveling to London in June 2023 to perform under the baton of John Rutter. She serves as the National Director of relational advocacy for music professionals in the Association for UU Music Ministries in Unitarian Universalism and holds memberships for NAfME, ACDA, NVMTA, and VCDA. She has been invited as a choral director to attend the Oxford Choral Institute with the Westminster Choir in summer of 2024 and is working toward becoming a DMA Music Education candidate at Boston University. She maintains a busy private piano studio in Oakton and loves sharing life with her daughter Adia and 4 year old golden retriever, Parker.
Christian D. Davis, Keyboards
Christian is a native of Virginia and has been a musician for more than 25 years. She is a graduate of Northern Virginia Community College where she received her degree in music with a focus on jazz.
In addition to being a multi-instrumentalist, Christian is a songwriter and has produced songs for various Indie artists in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area, including herself and the group JSYPraise. She serves as a teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools and a musician for area churches.
Ron Skinner, Bass
Ron has been playing bass guitar for 26 years with a focus on contemporary gospel music, although he also enjoys playing traditional gospel.
He has been involved in several other music projects and has performed throughout the Washington metropolitan area at various venues, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage. In addition to working with Mosaic Harmony, Ron is a freelance bass guitarist/guitarist. Ron has been the bass guitarist for Mosaic Harmony since 1994. Ron is also the bassist for the BAC OUT Band in Herndon, Virginia.
Allen Caesar, Percussion
Allen started playing musical instruments in the early ‘6os. He started with the piano, moved to the organ and eventually became interested in the drums. Allen’s interest in the drums led him to play in the Drum Corp Jr. High School Band and play with local rock bands. In the ‘80s, Allen started a new musical venture when he played with Stan Ford and The Chosen. This led to the religious community approaching him to play for their choirs. At the same time, Allen started incorporating sound control and electronic drums into his repertoire which has considerably enhanced his musical style and abilities. Allen was adopted into the Mosaic Harmony family in 1997.
Sabine Creamer, Director of Programs & Administration
Sabine Creamer emigrated from Germany where she was a Legal Insurance Specialist for a large German insurance company. She reviewed legal claim requests, calculated risk levels in the development of corporate policies and trained staff attorneys. After arriving in the US, she became Director of Programs and Administration for the German American Business Council (GABC) where she planned programs and managed logistics for up to 40 domestic and international events annually in cooperation with the U.S. Congressional German-American Caucus, the German Parliament, and the German Embassy. Sabine joined Mosaic Harmony’s staff in 2016. She coordinates performances and fundraising events, identifies concert opportunities, and provides administrative and program support for all virtual and in-person choir activities. She enjoys sharing her life with her husband and their two cats. She loves to travel and is a passionate music lover and singer.