Description:

Eau Claire/Chippewa Valley Threshold Singing honors the ancient tradition of singing at the bedsides of people who are struggling - some with living and some with dying.

Threshold Singers sing in hospices, hospitals, nursing homes, and private homes.
When we are invited to a bedside, we visit in groups of two to four singers. We invite families and caregivers to join us in song or to participate by listening. We choose songs to respond to the client's musical taste, spiritual direction, and current receptivity. Many of the songs we offer are composed by Threshold Choir members specifically to communicate ease, comfort, and presence. Because our songs are not religiously oriented, our singing is appropriate for those who are deeply spiritual, whether religious or not.

A session typically lasts about 20 minutes; if there appears to be benefit, we might sing longer