
Adults are rushing to sign up for NYC’s drop-in choirs as they search for low-commitment fun: ‘The world needs this’
NY Post
It’s an a-choir-ed taste.
New Yorkers young and old looking to connect — and dust off their singing skills — are racing to join the city’s no-audition no-commitment glee clubs.
They’re not only rediscovering a love of song — they’re also building community.
Amid big-screen juggernaut “Wicked” turning theatres into sing-alongs nationwide, local organizations like the Gaia Music Collective, the Everybody Sing choir and the Sing Easy choir have seen an influx in sign-ups for their choirs — and it’s about much more than the music, they say.
“A lot of people are looking for self-empowerment to learn how to take up more space and use their voices,” Jess McAvoy, 45, founder of the Sing Easy choir, told The Post.
The long-time vocal coach and musician has hosted these 80-minute drop-in singing workshops, which range in price from $15 to $35, around New York City for three years. Typically, they’ve attracted groups of about 6 to 25 but McAvoy has noticed the rooms filling up more in recent months.