by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jun 5, 2026 | Musings
It was bound to happen. I just didn’t think it would be today. Or this year. Or this decade. This morning, at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, as Sandy and I were going through security on the way home from vacation, the friendly and patient young woman from...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Apr 28, 2026 | Musings
On a Tuesday morning, April 12, 2016, about 35 eager and enthusiastic singers showed up in the crystal ballroom of the Merion in downtown Evanston for something that none of us had ever done before: a non-auditioned daytime choir designed for older adults, with...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jan 13, 2026 | Musings
Sometimes, when you get together with an old friend, it’s pure joy. You find yourself easing right into conversation, as if you never missed a step, even if it’s been 40 years since you sat down together. This happened to me in 2021, when I went to the Big Apple to...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Dec 2, 2025 | Musings
Jon and I consider ourselves very fortunate people; our lives are full of blessings—work that we love and gives joy to others, a bounty of friends and family, a warm, safe home that’s tucked into the beautiful woods… and so many others. We talk often about how...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 25, 2025 | Musings
I know. We work magic. We make your whole day worthwhile. We light up the room. We have you leave rehearsal with a spring in your step. We cause you to forget your troubles and float on clouds of inspiration. We fill your souls with good things. Well, that’s on a...
by Sounds Good | Nov 10, 2025 | Musings
Editor’s Note: The benefits of group singing for people with dementia are well-documented, and apparent in the joy on their faces as they sing. Chicago-based Sounds Good Choir runs two choral programs with a total of eight choirs throughout Chicago and its suburbs:...
