The Weekend Read: Cate Kennedy on the collective power of song

<p>Today, author Cate Kennedy reads her piece from the latest edition of the Monthly. </p><p><br></p><p>Beginning in the first months of lockdown, it asks the question: why did so many people turn to collective song and music, while stuck in isolation?</p><p><br></p><p>Choirs conducted over video chat and jam sessions in the digital world might not be a perfect replacement for the connection of performing together in a room – but it seemed like there was something essential in the act of coming together to create music.</p><p><br></p><p>So...