by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | May 30, 2025 | Song Spotlight
In 1963, the acclaimed producer Russ Titelman went to visit Brian Wilson at his office in a bank building on the southeast corner of Sunset and Vine in Los Angeles. Wilson told Titelman that he was working on a song called “Run, Run, Run.” That song eventually morphed...
by Helen Gagel | May 28, 2025 | Singer Profile
– Recycling Champion, Community Activist & Intrepid Alto – Betsy is a lifelong activist for the causes she believes in. Some of us are fortunate to have a life-changing experience while still young enough to learn from it. For Betsy Vandercook, it...
by a guest blogger. | Apr 30, 2025 | Health & Wellness
Those with neurocognitive disorders like dementia especially benefit By Kristin Samuelson, Senior Health Sciences Editor Northwestern University American philosopher and psychologist William James once said, “I don’t sing because I’m happy. I’m happy because I sing.”...
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 Helen Gagel | Mar 18, 2025 | Singer Profile
Soprano, Social Worker & Blues Cruiser At the tender age of 11, few of us know what we want to be when we grow up. Betty Dayron is the exception: she knew she wanted to be a social worker, and she went on to fulfill her dream in a 43-year career with the agency...
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 | 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 Kristin Neperud Merz | Jan 9, 2025 | Concert
Gold Coast – Good Memories Concert – Tuesday, May 6 10:30 AM Call, 12:15 PM Concert Fourth Presbyterian Church126 E. Chestnut St., Buchanan ChapelChicago, IL Conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz,accompanied by Amy Wurtz Add to Your Calendar Download...
