May 2005 - Tower - Page 7
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"To singers and others in the arts who are news-attentive, it seems that the evidence just keeps rolling in: Arts Participation Is Good For Your Health. In recent years, one sees a news item every few months about a clinical study or survey that seems to bear out the idea that music and other art forms can help people deal with disease, aging, and in general, keep people healthier and happier. Whatever quibbles one might have with the research, the public acceptance today that the arts should be a core part of education is a tremendous step forward for all concerned.
The connection between health and the arts - choral singing in particular - seems stronger than ever. Just concluded in 2004, one of the most specific studies on singing and health also focused on aging. The Levine School of Music in Washington, D. C. formed a Senior Singers Chorale in 2001 as part of a wider study examining how singing under professional direction could affect the health of people 55 and older. The three year study concluded that those who sang in the choral group reported an average of 30 fewer visits to the doctor as well as fewer eyesight problems, less incidence of depression, less need for medication, and fewer falls and injuries.
The seniors said that they undoubtedly felt better because of their singing - both in daily life and specifically when they are singing!"
Our FUMC Chancel Choir just sang a joyous concert of music by Georg Frederic Handel. Not only was the concert exhilarating to sing, but what better way to glorify God than through music and song! I only wish that more of our congregation had been there at the concert to support our excellent choir. Thank you for your wonderful ministry every week and for all your volunteer hours given freely to our church.
Enrich your life and join our Chancel Choir! Now is the perfect time to join us!
New Addresses
Joy Gosselin
4205 Colonies Crossing
Williamsburg 23188
Douglas Lee Honeycutt
P.O. Box 2393
Yorktown 23692-5393
Heather Shrieves 329-6780
422 Peachtree Lane
Yorktown 23693
Baptized
Evan Gabriel Malik
born November 16,
2004 to Neil and Joan Malik, baptized,
April 10, 2005
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