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Independent Lens | YOUNG @ AT HEART | Film Clip #1 | PBS

Duration: 02:47
Program: Independent Lens #1110

"I think the words will be tricky at first, and these guys are really in tune with the words." The true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young@Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs, for example, by James Brown and Sonic Youth. Although they have toured Europe and sang for royalty, this ...

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Post Date: January 5, 2010