In 2015, I packed a bag and flew to upstate New York to attend a workshop with Bobby McFerrin. I was a trained opera singer. I had spent years performing on big stages. And when I walked into that room and heard 190 voices singing together, I got a lump in my throat the size of a softball and couldn't make a single sound.

This is a story about what that moment unlocked — and why it took me 30 years to get there.

Performed live at Cooler by the Lake, presented by Story Sessions and Big Shoulders Stories at SPACE, Evanston, IL — May 19, 2025. — Videography: Mark Holman Producers: Big Shoulders Stories / Story Sessions —

Chicago Circle Singing meets the second Wednesday of every month in the South Loop. Find out more: http://chicagocirclesinging.com

Learn about VOXUS - Corporate Collective Singing Keynote: http://voxusexperience.com Learn about The RESET — my voice centered, large-scale sound healing experience: http://theresetsoundexperience.com

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