BBC Music Magazine

Richard Morrison

Singing keeps a lot of us sane. About two million people in the UK sing in amateur choirs – or used to. A love of choral music is one attraction, of course, but the communal companionship and the therapeutic benefits of a regular mental and vocal workout are also big factors. Fewer people make their living from singing in choirs, but they have been hammered even harder since March. They have lost all of the above,

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