Pittsburgh
Threshold Choir
Comforts the Suffering
Singers focus on easing the pain of those in hospice care through song.
By Melanie O. Paulick
There are moments in life when it seems impossible to provide adequate and lasting comfort to loved
ones. Impending death and serious illness are some of those times. Yet, there is something that brings
much relief to those who are suffering: singing. It is the aim to console and comfort that brings the
members of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir together to sing at bedsides. Peaceful and uplifting lyrics,
accompanied by the gentle voices of a small group of dedicated and talented women, provide immediate
rest to the suffering.
The Pittsburgh Threshold Choir is the local chapter of a larger organization: the Threshold Choir
Network. This organization was founded in 2000 by Kate Munger, whose background and life
experiences taught her valuable lessons about the ways in which music can provide solace and comfort.
Munger’s first chapters were established in California; now, the organization has grown to include
chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world.
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