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We are planning on restarting our festivals in November 2023 and again in May 2024. Please check back in the early fall for more details regarding date, time, location and clinician for this upcoming event.
Upcoming on May 16 at Peter Becker Community, 800 Maple Ave. Harleysville, PA 19438:
singing for seniors
Since 2005, the Choral Society’s Singing for Seniors program has held two festivals annually. Artistic Director Thomas Lloyd invited the late Helen Kemp, emeritus professor of Westminster Choir College and then conductor of a resident choir at The Manor of Yorktown in Jamison to join him in establishing a new program to support senior singers and the growing number of senior choirs in our region. Since the first festival, over 3,000 seniors have participated.
Helen Kemp was fond of saying, “You don’t stop singing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop singing.” And, it has been shown that singing into one’s golden years promotes emotional, physical, and mental vitality. All senior communities are encouraged to form choirs with this concept in mind. Whether you sing with a newly formed choir, one in existence for decades, are part of an organized choir, retirement community, or on your own, all senior singers are encouraged to attend.
The Choral Society’s Singing for Seniors program has been nationally recognized through Chorus America, the choral industry’s national association. Singing for Seniors festivals are held once in the fall and once in the spring. Anyone interested in providing volunteer help and is part of any Bucks and Montgomery County senior center or community seeking more information can contact our event organizers.