by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 5, 2024 | Musings
American politics has been a tough business for a long time—ever since George Washington decided not to run for a third term, creating a battle between Vice President John Adams (who won) and Thomas Jefferson in 1796. Music has helped make and break political...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 22, 2024 | Musings
Halloween turns my thoughts to the spooky, creepy music of the season. In my experience, there are really two types of what one might call spooky music: classical compositions and pop, or even “novelty,” songs. Let me take you down these rabbit holes. Maybe some of...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 1, 2024 | Musings
I turned 62 a few weeks ago. The night before my birthday, while walking the dog, I realized that it has been 45 years—73 percent of my life—since Max Janowski of blessed memory took a chance on a 17-year-old kid and hired me for the bass section at the Central...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Sep 23, 2024 | Song Spotlight
This is a great tune with a lovely sentiment, in a terrific choral arrangement by a really nice guy. In other words, what’s not to like? This song will be familiar to those of you who sang with us during the Fall 2021 session—that crazy time of lockdown, during which...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Sep 12, 2024 | Song Spotlight
Now this is a fun tune! Give “African Noel” a listen, and you can hear why Linda and I wanted to program it—the piece is catchy and has great momentum. Its arranger, Victor Johnson, is one of the most prolific and accomplished arrangers working today. He...
