by Helen Gagel | Oct 7, 2024 | Singer Profile
Singing in Sounds Good’s Good Memories Choir is just one way Elspeth Revere and Bruce Calder continue to expand their skills, interests, and friendships. As some of us age into our seventh and eighth decades, one wish that many of us share is that we’ve done...
by Helen Gagel | Sep 3, 2024 | Singer Profile
Ron Hadsall: Pop culture guru, historian and music collector If all you know about Ron Hadsall is that he sings bass-baritone with the Sounds Good Choir in Arlington Heights and the Skokie Community Choir, you don’t know the half of it. This former math teacher is a...
by Helen Gagel | Jul 30, 2024 | Singer Profile
As a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Margaret Huyck (formerly Hellie) pondered her college choices and decided that “I would go somewhere no one else went.” She’s been forging new pathways ever since, most notably through her scholarship and...
by Helen Gagel | Apr 22, 2024 | Singer Profile
If the Sounds Good Choir were a baseball team, Tom Wolff would be a utility infielder—the guy who shifts between shortstop and second base and plays both positions well. In choral parlance, Tom might be called a utility vocalist. That’s because he can come into the...
by Helen Gagel | Mar 26, 2024 | Singer Profile
Sounds Good accompanist and conductor Amy Wurtz was literally present at the creation of Sounds Good when the first two choirs were launched in Evanston and Hyde Park in April 2016. Her role has expanded along with the choirs: she’s at the piano for the Good Memories...
by Helen Gagel | Mar 11, 2024 | Singer Profile
If you happen to board the southbound CTA No.147 bus on a Tuesday morning, you may encounter Sheila Fleming en route to the weekly rehearsal of the Good Memories Choir. Sheila is one of the volunteers who provides both vocal and emotional support for Good Memories...