Choir refugees flock to East Valley Chorale as churches let choir lofts sit empty.
NOTED LEADER: Bruce Cochran heads the East Valley Chorale, which practices at Crossroads Nazarene Church in Chandler. Churches are losing worshipers to the chorale, which continues the fading tradition of large choirs. – Darryl Webb
They build churches these days without choir lofts.
And existing spacious lofts in some houses of worship are empty Sunday after Sunday as music leaders opt for other ways to glorify God in song.