Sounds Good! Choir

The Gratitude Connection

by Sandy Siegel Miller | Dec 2, 2025 | Musings

Jon and I consider ourselves very fortunate people; our lives are full of blessings—work that we love and gives joy to others, a bounty of friends and family, a warm, safe home that’s tucked into the beautiful woods… and so many others. We talk often about how...

What Conductors Actually Do, Part 1

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 25, 2025 | Musings

I know. We work magic. We make your whole day worthwhile. We light up the room. We have you leave rehearsal with a spring in your step. We cause you to forget your troubles and float on clouds of inspiration. We fill your souls with good things. Well, that’s on a...

Song Spotlight – Jingle Bells Hallelujah: A Holiday Mashup

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 18, 2025 | Song Spotlight

By the time you finish reading this post, you will have listened to my piece Jingle Bells Hallelujah. My purpose in writing this blogpost is to flesh out for you some of the background that appears very briefly in the printed score for this piece. You are a curious...

A Caregiver’s Perspective: Dementia & the Transformative Power of Music

by Sounds Good | Nov 10, 2025 | Musings

Editor’s Note: The benefits of group singing for people with dementia are well-documented, and apparent in the joy on their faces as they sing. Chicago-based Sounds Good Choir runs two choral programs with a total of eight choirs throughout Chicago and its suburbs:...

Singing Together Is Magical—It Might Just Change the World

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 4, 2025 | Musings

A few months ago Margaret Huyck, a Sounds Good singer and a family friend for 50 years, asked if I would come and lead a sing-along of “golden oldies and protest songs” at a Chicago Hyde Park Village CHPV) gathering; (Margaret is also one of the co-founders...