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ou would think after 30 years the "rose" might
begin to fade, but members of the Rose Morgan
Choral Group agree their group is as vibrant as
ever. These 16 women and four men still look
forward to practice, and love their audience reactions at
performances.
The choral group was hosted May 11 by the Temple
Israel senior adult program, which plans a monthly event to
get senior citizens out and about. The Rose Morgan Choral
Group performed such favorites as "Fiddler on the Roof,"
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "Sunrise, Sunset" and
"Sabbath Prayer." Following the concert, program co-chair
Lillian Dean Title of West Bloomfield told the singers:
"You lifted our spirits and souls with beautiful music."
Director Rose Morgan of Southfield is proud of her
choir members' accomplishments. "A lot of them are not
musicians. They are ordinary people. Some are teachers,
attorneys and housewives," she explained. The youngest are

Top: Rose Morgan Choral Group members perform for
Temple Israel's senior adult program.

Above: Sadie Braver, 90, plays the violin during a Temple
Israel performance.

in their late 60s, but 90-year-old violinist Sadie Braver
inspires and uplifts her audience with each performance.
Morgan, 86, although she has never had any formal
music teaching, has been taking lessons since she was 9 years
old. She also taught piano for more than 40 years, and is
beginning her 32nd year as a music therapist for Botsford
Health Center. Morgan explained that although she has to
teach the choir everything note by note, "they have learned
to blend together, and are all very enthusiastic."
The group's next performance is Oct. 17 at the opening
meeting of Hadassah's Masada Group at the Heritage, an
assisted-Jiving residence in Southfield.
Morgan said singing and music are tremendous therapy.
"The members leave practice feeling like a million dollars.
It is the best medicine in the world for them — music."

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