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His Eye is on the Sparrow
The Sounds Good Choirs and the Good Memories Choir are busy rehearsing a program of uplifting music, called "Overflowing Hearts," for our upcoming concerts in April and May. There’s a line in one of our songs, “I Sing Because I’m Happy,” that has sparked the curiosity...
Seeing That Bean, Singing That Phrase
Those of you who have read some of my previous blogposts are aware of my passion for the challenge of staying present and attentive. Perhaps my zeal for the topic exists since I am generally in need of improvement in that department. In any case, here is a little...
Sandy’s Blog: Tell Us Your Stories
Sandy Siegel Miller writes: During the past 10 days, there has been, in the background of our regular activities, a “soundtrack” of feedback about your experiences of recording your video of The Storm is Passing Over for our virtual choir. The “soundtrack” goes...
A Letter To Our Singers
by Sandy Siegel Miller I don’t know about you, but I love surprises – good surprises. In these days of COVID-19, I feel like most of the surprises lately have been bad. And then here came all of you, and the dream that Jon and I had of a virtual...
Finding Peace in the Pandemic
Now that it's up on YouTube, I thought it might be helpful to tell the story of my latest song. I don't know about you, but it has been a challenge for me to find inner stillness and repose lately. I find myself getting more physically tired than usual; there are...
Paying Attention, Part 1: Walking the Dogs
Almost every afternoon, sometime before sunset, I have the privilege of taking our two English Cocker Spaniels to the park. They are littermates (brothers, I call them) named Higgins and Moseley, 6 years old. Taking them to the park is one of the favorite things in my...