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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Catawba Valley began in 1962 as the Catawba Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The group first met at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. Now we meet in their own space that they build as a congregation...

Elizabeth Young, a freshman at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, talks with Heather McDonnell about her childhood, people who have impacted her, and what she finds meaningful in life.

Artistic Director, Carolyn Clark, shared personal background, stories, and insights about her experiences with the Dyker Singers.

Today I interviewed Mrs. Hornstra. She is my schools front office person, she has always been so sweet to me and I remember always coming to ask her for help with something and she’d be there to help me. She...

Hannah Kemp-Severence (40) talks with her dad, Philip Kemp (73) about his life in farming, being a lifelong Lutheran, his love of music and singing, and what's important for his family to remember about him.

Siblings Ereka Craig (59) and Gary Tinsley (77) share memories of their late mother, a figure who was deeply involved in the Africatown community.

Mrs. Kirby talks about her experiences as a high school chorus teacher

Husband and wife Daniel (Dan) Ross [no age given] and Jade Sank Ross [no age given] share stories of how they became rabbis, when they first felt they were rabbis for real, how Dan transitioned from Hillel rabbi to Central...

Lisa Graham (47) reflects with her students Lucy Cordes (21) and Genevieve Welch (20) on how the pandemic has affected Wellesley's choir.

One Small Step conversation partners Anne Slater (81) and Janet Lewis (62) have a conversation about their families, careers, hobbies, and daily lives. They bond over shared experiences of returning to school later in life and the joys and challenges...

Three choir kids and a choir director walk into an interview

Terry and I talked personal, musical, and social memories from her life and time with the Dyker Singers.

My father, a professional musician, describes how he got into music when he was younger and the people who influenced him along the way.

Kitty Wagner And Willie Wagner talk about Willie education experience as well as his idols and musical experience.

Jerome Shannon (66) and his husband, Charles Smoke (69), sit down for a conversation about moving from Mobile, AL to Pensacola, FL, the organizations that they are involved with in Pensacola, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives...

John Alston talks about decades of founding and directing the Chester Children's Chorus

I interviewed my mother, Rosemarie Graham (36) today, November 26th in my living room in sparks Nevada. My mom told me stories about what school years she liked, and what made it fun. We talked about her jobs, which ones...

Here is a biography of Fran, based on the interview. Interviewer comment: "I am always struck by how important people are to Fran. I think that life is all about the people she's known in her 90 years on Earth."...

Laura Peterson (51) interviews her mother, Esther Rudge (79), about her memories of her life as an organist and music teacher.

Kaleigh Fitzgibbons (18) speaks with her classmate Christiane Gbabiri (18) about family relationships and vacations, their experiences with anxiety, and what they want to do after high school.

Gary W. Hawk (72) interviews his wife, Joyce L. Hocker (76), about her family's experiences taking a stand against U.S. racism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Kenna Worthington [no age given] speaks with her granddaughter Kristina Winn (24) about the lessons she has learned, her faith, and her hopes for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A conversation between friends and bandmates Sandy Bykowski & Ray Ariaz. Sandy has been volunteering at the Old Town School for many years, while Ray's roots at the school go back to the folk chorus in the 1970s. This conversation...

John Alston talks about his decades founding and directing the Chester Children's Chorus.

Suzanne's faith began with singing in the choir and has led to her leadership in providing shelter services for the homeless throughout the community. Building community is part of everything she does, and she's learned to do that at Peace...