by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Aug 3, 2023 | Musings, Singer Profile
If you’ve ever driven across the country without any means of curating your own playlist, you’ve undoubtedly turned on the radio to stifle the monotony of the wheels-on-asphalt roar. In between the static and proselytizing evangelists of every religious and political...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jun 30, 2023 | Singer Profile
It’s the beginning of October 2018. We’ve now held five rehearsals of the Good Memories choir. As many of you know, Good Memories is our new choral program for people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners, singing together in a choir along with a...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jun 15, 2023 | Musings, Singer Profile
Chapter 1: The Finger Rustle Last December, for some reason I can’t recall now, I rustled my fingers together with my right hand, near my right ear. I heard what I expected to hear: a high-pitched rustling sound, sort of like someone shushing me or saying...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | May 5, 2023 | Singer Profile
My father of blessed memory was not the most emotional guy in the world. Nevertheless, he would almost invariably cry at hearing a beautiful piece of music. I think I learned from watching him (and hearing him play the piano, which he did with exquisite care) that...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Apr 4, 2023 | Singer Profile
One of the most fun parts of my job is selecting repertoire for our older-adult choirs to perform. I do this three times a year—with Linda Powell on our spring and fall sessions, and with Sandy on music for Summer Rocks. Those of you in the current session are now...
