by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Mar 11, 2025 | Song Spotlight
Did you ever see the musical “Sweet Charity” from 1966, with Gwen Verdon in the starring role and choreography by her husband, Bob Fosse? The show was written with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon. The musical features the songs...
by Sounds Good | Feb 5, 2025 | Song Spotlight
While Sounds Good Choir singers were revving up for the 2025 Spring session, “Broadway!” we wanted to know what their favorite Broadway musical and show tunes were. We called out for answers to this question: “If you could only sing one song from one musical, which...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Sep 23, 2024 | Song Spotlight
This is a great tune with a lovely sentiment, in a terrific choral arrangement by a really nice guy. In other words, what’s not to like? This song will be familiar to those of you who sang with us during the Fall 2021 session—that crazy time of lockdown, during which...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Sep 12, 2024 | Song Spotlight
Now this is a fun tune! Give “African Noel” a listen, and you can hear why Linda and I wanted to program it—the piece is catchy and has great momentum. Its arranger, Victor Johnson, is one of the most prolific and accomplished arrangers working today. He...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Aug 13, 2024 | Song Spotlight
In Spain and Latin America, Christmas is not nearly as important as Epiphany, or Los Tres Reyes, the holiday of Three Kings Day. Los Tres Reyes falls on January 6 and is the big day of gifts for children in Hispanic cultures. If you count the twelve days of Christmas,...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Jun 24, 2024 | Song Spotlight
If you’ve ever wanted to sing this song, now’s your chance. We’re singing a version for choir this summer based on the No. 1 hit by Marvin Gaye. His cover version topped the charts starting on December 14, 1968. Mark Brymer, one of the top arrangers of pop working...
