In The Media

In The Media

photo of vine and berries by Kay Caldwell

Of the many occasions when the Threshold Choir has been featured in the media,
these selections have especially captured the essence of what we do.

Video and Audio Interviews

The Washington Post Video

May 2018
‘Dying is a part of living’: Threshold choir visits hospice patients” (2:54 minutes)

PBS Video

December 2016
The Threshold Choir” (6:33 minutes)

KQED Video

June 2016
Threshold Choir Brings Songs of Comfort to the Dying” by Rachel Berger (6 minutes)

NPR All Things Considered

December 2013
Threshold Choir Sings to Comfort the Terminally Ill“, an interview with Kate Munger, founder of the Threshold Choir, by Arun Rath (4 minutes)

Death: the podcast

August 2016
The Gift of Song“, an interview with Annie Garretson and Sally Rothstein of the Pikes Peak Threshold Singers (34 minutes)

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Publications

6 Stories That Will Inspire You to Give Back This Holiday Season: A Final Note
by Julia Scheeres,The Oprah Magazine, November 2018

When someone hovers at the edge of death, these singers step in to ease the passage
by Debra Bruno,The Washington Post, May 2018

This Choir Sings to People On the Verge of Dying, and It’s Just Beautiful
by Amy Paturel in Reader’s Digest, March 2016

Threshold Choir: A Legacy of Healing and Peace
by Lynn Pribus in go60.us, June 2014

Singing at the Threshold
by Kelsey Menehan in The Voice, Spring 2013

A Choir Rehearsal That Grew into Two
by Karen B. Kaplan in offbeatcompassion (blog), July 2013

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About Local Chapters

Threshold Choir Provides Healing Comfort
Citrus Heights Messenger (Citrus Heights, California)
October 27, 2023
More information about Sacramento Threshold Choir

The choir that sings for the dying
Crosscut (Seattle, Washington)
November 22, 2017
More information about Seattle Threshold Singers

Philadelphia Threshold Singers give songs as gifts for the dying
philly.com (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
December 21, 2016
More information about Philadelphia Threshold Singers

An act of presence: Threshold Singers bring songs of comfort and healing [PDF]
Harvard Press (Harvard, Massachusetts)
October 21, 2015
More information about Threshold Singers at Groton Hill (current name)