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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...

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

My interviewee was Carol VanBesien. Carol is a close family friend who is origionally from Missouri. She is very passionate for music like the piano and cello. Carol is grateful for her family and friends that support her through everything....

Jessie Foley (44) sits down with her mother, Sally Catron (73), to ask about her childhood, her parents, her relationship with her husband, and the messages that she'd like to pass on to the younger generations of their family.

Charlotte is a doctoral student and associate choral conductor at University of North Texas. She is a visiting scholar from South Africa.

Rey Ortega (43) interviews his friend Viv [No Name Given] (26) about the art they create through various forms of creative expression and their advocacy work.

My cousin, Mike, who now is working in the music industry as a choral director and “jingle maker” talks about how he got to where he is and some childhood stories of him and his brother, victorious and otherwise.

Dr. Lisa Graham (47), director of the Wellesley College Choir, Lucy Cordes (21), President of the Choir, and Genevieve Welch (20), choral scholar with the Choir, speak about their experiences of the pandemic through the lens of choral singing and...

That morning I wished that I could meet with the famous band and network with them. That night I was on stage singing with them! A miracle in Monterrey and in my life as an artist.

The life of my grandma Gwen

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...

Tina shared personal stories about how music has been a strong part of her life and how her relationship with singing has evolved.

Dyker Singers member Marilyn Walters shared personal reflections on her life and the presence of singing in her life.