Watercolor by Judith Roark, Friends House Retirement Community,
Sandy Spring, Maryland. Used with permission.
The Redbud Threshold Singers serve Cameron Park, California. Our group’s name is taken from the lovely Western Redbud, cercis occidentalis, which splashes our gray green foothill chaparral with fuchsia every April.
We differ from a traditional Threshold Choir chapter in that we do not sing at bedside. At the request of a local memory care facility, we sing to the residents assembled in their lounge. Our repertoire is a mix of soothing Threshold Choir songs and “oldies” which the residents recognize and enjoy. Sometimes they sing along! For many of these folks, music is a happy link to the past.
Our “singing goal” is to blend our voices into one harmonic sound. You do not have to be a trained singer to sing with us, but you do need to be able to sing on key and hold your part while someone sings harmony next to you. While we are a secular choir, we do on occasion sing Christian hymns such as “In the Garden,” the Buddhist-inspired Threshold Choir song, “May You Dwell in the Heart” and the Hebrew song, “Hine Ma Tov”.
To request singers or to visit a rehearsal, please contact us by email.