Young@Heart Chorus to launch concert film series
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The Young@Heart Chorus, who performed at Springfield Symphony Hall in 2019, are prepping for “Something Inside So Strong: A Young@Heart Fantastic Cinematographic Concert.” (Steven E. Nanton photo)
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But it seems that the Young@Heart Chorus is trying to rival them.
In the past year alone, and during a pandemic, the senior citizen vocal group released two new singles, four music videos, and a new album all in 2020.
Now, the elderly, yet forever-young musical phenomenon is set to take on 2021 with just as much vigor, kicking off with “Something Inside So Strong: A Young@Heart Fantastic Cinematographic Concert” on Saturday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. The event will be the first on the group’s 2021 Virtual Benefit Concert Series, which will also include shows on July 10, Oct. 2, and Dec. 18.
One Night in Miami.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
One Night in Miami., the feature-length directorial debut by Oscar-winning actress Regina King, based on the play by Kemp Powers, is one of the best-reviewed movies of the year. Featuring outstanding performances by all four lead actors Eli Goree as Muhammad Ali, Kinglsey Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Cooke and Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown it qualifies as a must-see.
One Night in Miami.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (ABKCO) is also highly recommended.
In addition to jazz musician Terence Blanchard s knockout of a score, the soundtrack features Odom performing a number of Cooke s most beloved and popular songs. Odom does a sensational job of capturing Cooke s phrasing and vocal technique on You Send Me, Chain Gang, A Change Is Gonna Come, as well as on his own original co-composition, Speak Now.
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Meet the Young@Heart Chorus of Northampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1982. Average age: 85. They ve toured the world, and even starred in a 2008 documentary. We walk into this group and figure, you know, Old people, what are they gonna remember? You know, back in the 40s and the 50s? And that s what we were expecting, said Bill Sheppard. He and Rosie Kane, Sonia Nieto, Joel Spiro, and John Rinehart and Lu Cauley are members who range in age from 75 to 91. You know, a lot of this is very, you know, it s hard rock. It s Twisted Sister, it s The Clash, said Kane.