The chorus: traditions, evolutions, and a new perspective -- The book, its context, the author -- The chorus: then and now -- Choruses: tapestries and contemporary soundscapes -- Choirs in context -- Indonesia: the choral explosion -- The Arab world and Israel: choral fractures and bridges -- Campus voices -- Not society's trash: the incarcerated voice -- Focusing on choruses -- Choirs in global engagement and the Manado State University Choir -- Out and about, and in between: LGBTQ choirs -- Claiming voice, ending silence: women in choirs -- Doing something good after school: youth choirs and the Young People's Chorus of New York City.