by Sounds Good | Apr 13, 2025 | Musings
Several weeks ago, we asked members of our Sounds Good choirs: Why do you sing? What motivates you? And why do you sing with Sounds Good Choir? Our singers’ responses filled our hearts with joy. Thank you to everyone who shared. I love singing. I could sing in many...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jan 28, 2025 | Musings
Oscar Hammerstein II, the godfather of American musical theater, transformed the Broadway musical with his partner, Richard Rodgers. Sondheim considered Hammerstein a mentor and major influence in his work. One of my favorite stories in the history of American...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jan 14, 2025 | Musings
The very first Sounds Good Choir concerts, in the spring and summer of 2016, were short, six-week pilots with five songs each. I’m still amazed at how much music our pioneering Sounds Good singers learned in a such a brief time period. I had picked those programs...
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 Elizabeth Taggart | Oct 29, 2024 | Musings
It never fails: I’m lost in the supermarket, searching for turmeric ginger tea, when the benign ocean of muzak that’s been rolling through the store in soft waves suddenly pierces through my consciousness. Just like that I find myself singing under my...
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...
