DIRECTOR DAVID MUIR
The singing started even before Herons Glen Chorus members took their seats for their concert on the evening of March 23. Led by chorus director David Muir and accompanist Claudie Tweedle on piano, the sell-out audience sang You’ll Never Walk Alone as the chorus filed up the aisles, following the example of the Liverpool Football Club fans who sing the song as their team enters the stadium. That support continued throughout the evening, fueling the enthusiasm of both the singers and the audience. Titled Musical Memories, the concert featured a range of music from old favorites (Danny Boy) and swing classics (including Blue Skies and Sh-Boom) to movie hits from Cats and Titanic, classic rock (Sweet Caroline), a tribute to fallen veterans, and a fun piece that alternated voice and kazoos. Soloists included Art Essery with Dennis DeLuca on guitar, and Ken Knop. Trudy Flanery accompanied several songs on her flute, and Susan Atkin and Janet Bryan each conducted one of the chorus songs. The concert concluded with the chorus’ theme song, The Journey, a tribute to the spirit of our Herons Glen community.
The chorus celebrated the next night with an afterglow dinner at Misto restaurant that ended with a sad farewell. David Muir, our beloved director since the chorus’ rebirth three years ago, has sold his house in Herons Glen and returned to Canada. Chorus members will always remember Dave for his positivity, fun spirit, his appreciation of our caring community, and his contagious love of music and the joy it brings to body and soul. After his announcement at Misto, Ana Ellis read a poem she wrote before knowing that Dave would be leaving. It served as a tribute both to our chorus and to our director.
It only took a day for the chorus to be blessed with a new director. Maureen Nauss, who lent her beautiful voice to the alto section for the first time this year, has years of experience directing choruses and brings enthusiasm and music expertise to lead our group. She is at her home in Michigan now, but will be back to lead the chorus for the next season that begins in early January. Please welcome Maureen, and plan to attend and enjoy the 2026 Herons Glen Chorus Concert!
