Refinding my voice: ‘When I sing nowadays – out loud and alone – my voice is a shadow of its former self. In a choir setting? Sure I’m Lady Gaga’

Having closed the door on singing as a teenager, last year Roslyn Dee was drawn back and joined a local choir. The power of song helped her connect with herself, her community – and the memory of her late mother

Singing has been scientifically proven to help stress relief and improve cardiovascular function. Image: Clare Meredith

I’m nervous. As in very nervous. While I stand there, poised with my ears and eyes on high alert as I await my cue, I’m vaguely aware of the hum of low voices, a bit of background throat-clearing, and the clicking of female high heels on the tiled floor as a few last-minute arrivals take their seats. Then everything

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