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...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Aug 13, 2024 | Song Spotlight
In Spain and Latin America, Christmas is not nearly as important as Epiphany, or Los Tres Reyes, the holiday of Three Kings Day. Los Tres Reyes falls on January 6 and is the big day of gifts for children in Hispanic cultures. If you count the twelve days of Christmas,...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jun 24, 2024 | Song Spotlight
If you’ve ever wanted to sing this song, now’s your chance. We’re singing a version for choir this summer based on the No. 1 hit by Marvin Gaye. His cover version topped the charts starting on December 14, 1968. Mark Brymer, one of the top arrangers of pop working...
