New Choral Broadcasts to Get Us Through COVID-19
Mike Rowan | March 27, 2020*Also in this series:
Choruses and choral leaders who launched creative online participatory singing outlets to combat COVID-19.
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Creative Community Singing Outlets in the Face of COVID-19
Mike Rowan | March 19, 2020*See also:
Choral broadcasts sprouting up in the face of COVID-19.
Preparing for Potential Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Liza Beth | March 6, 2020*UPDATE: We are using new link for our latest updates. Please visit this link for our most up-to-date resources and information on COVID-19.
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Chorus America is tracking news and collecting information about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) from our members and partners. While the spread and impact of the virus is not fully known, we encourage choruses to prepare for how the situation might affect your organization and any upcoming events.
Chorus America’s New Chorus Impact Study Reveals the Lifelong Benefits of Choral Singing
Chorus America Staff | July 18, 2019The Chorus Impact Study: Singing for a Lifetime sheds new light on the impact choral singing has on individuals and communities—especially singers ages 65 and up.
Chorus America Staff | June 2, 2017
Vijay Gupta is both a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a dedicated advocate for the power of music to change lives and reconnect us to our shared humanity. In 2011, he founded Street Symphony, a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging musicians in performance and dialogue with marginalized communities of people experiencing poverty, homelessness and incarceration.
Mike Rowan | April 20, 2016
In preparation for publishing a series of community engagement case studies, we asked our members to share their own experiences with community engagement. The responses we received represent choruses of many types and sizes, from all over North America. They show the many different ways choruses are leveraging the power of choral music to impact their communities.
Kelsey Menehan | December 4, 2015
Humans have a special ability to learn songs and change them over time—a skill that is useful in treating neurological problems and may help support overall brain health. Researcher Aniruddh D. Patel explains.
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Chorus America Staff | September 10, 2014
Conducting Hope tells the inspiring story of the East Hills Singers at Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas. Producer and director Margie Friedman talks about the only men’s prison choir in the country to perform outside prison walls.
A research project about the impact of choir participation on seniors' health builds momentum for lifelong singing.
Kelsey Menehan | May 29, 2014
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Don Lee | April 4, 2014
Prison choirs help inmates reconnect with their self-worth and build a sense of community –both inside and outside prison walls.