Finding Your Passion After Retirement

Shelley Morrison has always enjoyed singing. So, after retiring, she decided to join Encore Creativity for Older Adults and found that it was just what she was looking for.  

Through Encore, Shelley has gotten to sing, perform, travel, and connect with other adults, including David Simmons, the conductor of Encore’s Wilmington, DE chorale. David also joins this episode and shares his perspective about how Encore Creativity is helping older adults find their passion after retirement.  

David has been performing professionally since age 14. Upon graduating from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA in 1988, David moved to Washington, DC, where he attended The American University, Washington College of Law, and where he lived for 33 years. After a short career as a litigation and real estate attorney, David returned to his true passion, music, where his career has taken him from the music classroom to the church organ and choir loft, and from work as a recital soloist and accompanist to a variety of conductor's podiums, stretching from choral and orchestral work to turns in musical theatre, jazz, and opera.   

From September of 2019 through August of 2021, David served as an Encore conductor in the DC region and then as the Associate Artistic Director of Encore Creativity. He is now conducting Encore's first Delaware chorale.   

Shelley is a member of Encore’s Wilmington, DE chorale. She is also a Friends Life Care member.    

Resources: 

https://encorecreativity.org/    

https://www.facebook.com/encorecreativity     

Encore Creativity for Older Adults - Millennium Stage (December 26, 2022) 

This episode was originally recorded on January 13, 2023. 

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