CeCelia Zorn, Carin Keyes, Wilma Clark, and Nancy Wendt, Deck Concert Ladies, November 2020
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Title
CeCelia Zorn, Carin Keyes, Wilma Clark, and Nancy Wendt, Deck Concert Ladies, November 2020
Description
Oral history, Deck Concert Ladies CeCelia Zorn, Carin Keyes, Wilma Clark, and Nancy Wendt. Eau Claire, Wis.
Language
English
Date
November 25, 2020
Creator
Emily Martinsen
Contributor
Alexis Polencheck
Abstract
CeCelia Zorn, Carin Keyes, Wilma Clark, and Nancy Wendt are residents of the Chippewa Valley, and were brought together by their love of music. The women talk about the “Deck Concert”, an event that CeCelia and Nancy organized. Carin and Wilma attended this concert with their families. All women talk about the details of the concert, down to the safety measures they put in place to make the concert safe for all. The women mention Wayne Zorn, CeCelia’s husband, who was able to sing in the concert, despite being diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia (a degenerative brain disease that attacks language and other cognitive abilities). In addition, the women talk about the Stand in the Light Memory Choir, as well as other so-called “silver linings” that have shown them the good in such an uncertain time.