by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Apr 12, 2018 | Singer Profile
“What we hear from people who have been diagnosed with dementia is this: ‘other people stop looking us in the eye; they stop calling us by name; they cease physical contact; and they stop expecting anything from us’.” These were the words of Mary Lenard, co-director...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
How time flies! Today is the 2nd anniversary of the very first rehearsal for Encore Illinois. It was at the Merion in Evanston (pictured here). Many of you were there that day. Hyde Park’s first rehearsal took place the very next day. We held two 6-week pilots...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Mar 24, 2018 | Singer Profile
This blogpost is from Sandy Siegel Miller, our amazing uber-volunteer and #1 cheerleader, with photos by Hyde Park Chorus Master Joy Rosner: I arrived at Thursday’s Snowbird Day with the first verse of Psalm 100 on my mind: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Dec 1, 2017 | Singer Profile
by Sandy Siegel Miller, Encore Illinois Board President This isn’t an unusual scene at Encore rehearsals -what’s unusual is that I took a photo. The Hinsdale rehearsal ended about 15 minutes before this photo was taken and around half of the choir had already headed...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Encore has to buy things, especially printed things. If you’re like me, you like knowing where you can get a great price on something. We have a great vendor in Virginia for much of our sheet music, East Coast Music; they are very flexible and responsive. For routine...
