NORTHAMPTON As the omicron variant has driven the amount of confirmed cases of coronavirus upward of 1 million, First Night Northampton once again celebrated the transition into a new year virtually.Originally, First Night, now in its 37th year, was.
A year of singing with the Young@Heart chorus
Published: 4/8/2021 10:15:12 AM
In the last 10 years, Iʼve had six life-saving surgeries on my vocal cords. I didnʼt think I’d ever be much of a singer anymore, but I was grateful to choose life over being a sometime-performer of Irish folk songs. And, while soloing wasn’t much of an option anymore, I could still sing harmony and was deeply involved with writing music and performing.
So I said yes to Bob Cilman when he asked me to join the Young@Heart Chorus about a year ago. He’d increased the chorus’ age to 75 the age I turned March 22.