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Choruses in the Movies: Part Two

What do quarrelsome schoolboys, death camp prisoners, and Norwegian bachelor fishermen have in common? They all play starring roles in films about the power of choruses.

Kaaren Holum
You can probably rattle off the titles of quite a few movies in which the central metaphor is music. Think Mr. Holland's Opus, Brassed Off, Drumline, and Music of the Heart. But if you narrow the scope to flicks about choral singers and choral singing—not so many. The ones we do have, though, have some important things to say about the chorus as a community. Show one of the following for your next choir party!
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