Vocalists were in abundance in Connecticut’s capital city last week as the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association met in Hartford for its annual convention.

But among the choruses making melodious music at the convention, few could claim a more expressive, more genuine sound than Joyful Noise, a group of singers with developmental disabilities led by University of Illinois music student Allison Fromm. The group is based in Cherry Hill, N.J.

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