Jan Booth knows death all too well. She spent years working as a nurse across hospice and end-of-life care. But after helping others for so long, she found herself disillusioned. Not with the patients ...

The Threshold Choir brings music to those on the threshold of life — people who are dying. The first group started about a decade and a half ago. Now there are choirs in 120 cities, and even a few ...

"I let the river carry me home," the women sang, their eyes focused on retired Tulane professor Joe Poe, who listened to the four treble voices twining together in harmony, soft as a lullaby. Beth Poe ...

Kate Munger founded the a capella group Threshold Choir to provide comfort to the sick and dying. Host Arun Rath talks with Munger about the choir's somewhat morbid services. Those are the voices of ...

The Sacramento Threshold Choir provides comfort with the gift of song to those going through life’s most difficult crossroads. “When you hear the word choir you think of performance. And we are the ...

Dorothy Archer, 102, smiled and wiped away tears as members of the New Orleans Threshold Choir moved through a gentle, yet powerful, song. “I will remember this for the rest of my life," Archer said. ...

For the dozen or so women vocalists of Santa Barbara’s Threshold Choir, singing isn’t about performing. It’s not even about entertainment. It’s about sharing music with those who could use some help.

Pacific Grove >> I’ve known these women all of 10 minutes, and already they’re invited to my death. We’re sitting around Suzan Kelly’s kitchen table, where she and her two choir mates are singing ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Kate Munger founded the a capella group ...