Beloved mother Lee Dixon passed away after a brief illness on May 19, 2023. An amazing music teacher, she would often be found perched on the piano bench surrounded by happy children sitting in a circle on the floor. Invariably there was always one child sitting under the piano keyboard, right next to her on […]
Berkshire Children’s Chorus will celebrate its 30th anniversary season with a free concert, "How Can I Keep From Singing," on Sunday, June 12, at Old Parish Church.
SHEFFIELD â Ryan LaBoy became a music teacher, in part, because he recognized the role that music teachers played in his life.
LaBoy described himself as âa very artistic kid in a place where boys were expected to be very boyish,â adding that he did not play many sports while growing up in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley.
âI sort of fell into a safe space when I joined choir as a young person, and I found a place where my gifts were useful and valued by the people I was around,â LaBoy said. âOn top of that, we got to sing.â