A couple of times in past columns, I’ve focused in on the human voice which I will go to my grave believing is the most difficult musical instrument to master 

But I’ve also written about how I’m captivated by the spoken voice, how it can command attention, and how we are drawn to spoken voices as readily as a singing voice. 

I’m always attempting to analyze why I’m so drawn to certain voices. 

When I think of great speaking voices I think of James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, David Attenborough, Larry King and Donald Sutherland. 

I think of newscasters such as Walter Cronkite, Lloyd Robertson and Mort Crim.  

And who wouldn’t recognize (depending on one’s age) great radio voices such as the Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem and the voice of southwestern Ontario, our own Greg Hetherington. 

Those are all instantly recognized voices for a variety of reasons.  

As great as all our favourite singing artists and speaking voices are though, there is something even more special about massed voices that unite to speak or sing as one. 

Of course, we have all heard choral groups sing thousands of times, but speak? 

I was recently having a conversation with Sonya Louzon who has been an elementary school music teacher for many years, when it came up that several years ago, she suggested to Kiwanis Music Festival organizers that they should establish a class........

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