by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Nov 4, 2025 | Musings
A few months ago Margaret Huyck, a Sounds Good singer and a family friend for 50 years, asked if I would come and lead a sing-along of “golden oldies and protest songs” at a Chicago Hyde Park Village CHPV) gathering; (Margaret is also one of the co-founders...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Sep 18, 2025 | Musings
We stand side by side, we support each other and make each other better, and we know that the whole is so much richer than the individual sum of its parts. Every once in a while, Jon and I take a pause and reflect on what we hope to accomplish with Sounds Good and...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jul 20, 2025 | Musings
There are stories of pieces of music just coming to the composer or songwriter as if it’s an immediate download. There is a sense of not even thinking, not exerting with effort, but rather of being the receiver of the music. As a composer myself, I’ve had that...
by Helen Gagel | Jul 7, 2025 | Musings
My friends and I often despair about the “stuff” that crowds our closets, bookcases, file cabinets and storage units. We dread the thought of going through it, making decisions about what to keep and what to toss. But occasionally we come across a forgotten gem that...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Jul 2, 2025 | Musings
Offbeat Ways to Experience Music in the City Chicago is known for its rich spectrum of musical offerings and summer in the city only heats up what’s on offer and doubles it. You can’t beat the Grant Park Music Festival, or the Millennium Park Summer Music...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Jun 20, 2025 | Musings
The care partner pulled me aside on the second rehearsal of the session, eager to ask some questions. But first, he offered a few comments. Frank, care partner for his wife, Sarah, is new to Good Memories, referred by a friend. Sarah, in the early stage of dementia,...
