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May 20, 2007
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." --Victor Hugo
The Threshold Choir
A band of women in the seaside city of Santa Cruz give in an unusual way – they sing for the dying. They call themselves the Threshold Choir, and they perform at the bedsides of the terminally ill, singing in intimate tones, like a mother soothing a newborn. "We think of these as lullabies for ... on the way out," said choir founder Kate Munger. Munger, a minister's daughter, started the singing group several years ago. Today, she oversees 35 Threshold Choirs in a dozen states. They sing a cappella in homes, hospitals and hospices, at the request of the dying and their families."The most touching response was when a woman mouthed the word, 'WON-DER-FUL.' That was the last time she communicated with her family," Munger said.
BE THE CHANGE
This moving video shows the Threshold Choir in action. More ...
