Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying
Dying is a process and in a person’s final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed. For the volunteer choir members, it is also an opportunity to channel their own experiences of grief and together open up conversations about death.
TL;DR
- Threshold Choir accompanies people in their final hours and days.
- They use specially composed songs, like lullabies, to bring comfort.
- The choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around the dying.
- It provides an opportunity for volunteers to channel their grief.
- The choir opens up conversations about death.