My Musical Obituary

I was never a great singer - never a soloist or a small group singer. But the frequent bouts with bronchitis killed what little singing voice I left. I worked hard enough to get into Massachusetts All-state Chorus once, Central District Chorus three times, Concordia Youth Chorale (three weeks in Europe 1974), Worcester MasterSingers, Bach Choir of Pittsburgh and the Messiah Chorus at Calvary Methodist at least three times. I hadn’t sung much in choirs the last 20 years or so due to insomnia & throat problems. But today, while listening to the Pittsburgh Symphony & Mendelsohn’s recording of Mozart’s Requiem from March 2025, a piece I can sing from memory, all I could do croak. So this is my choral singing obituary.