Times of Malta meets Gillian Zammit who will be directing Teatru Salesjan’s adult community choir for over 40s commencing on April 19 and being held on Monday evenings, culminating in a performance at the end of June. What are your aims for this multinational choir? I believe there is a strong social aspect in belonging to a choir. The camaraderie of singing in a group that is working to create harmonies, where every singer has a responsibility to themselves and, more importantly, to the rest of the group, creates a deep bond. Music brings people together and singing, in particular, helps unlock emotions and can help reduce stress levels. Singing can also improve mental alertness, concentration and also memory in older adults. Creating a choir made up of various nationalities will also give expats the opportunity to meet people and form friendships that they might not have been able to form otherwise. You are targeting the 40+ age group to form part of this choir. What are your reasons for this? There are a lot of opportunities for younger performers at the moment and I think there are a lot of older people who might have always had a love for the arts and, in this case,...