Speaker Spotlight

Maggie Wheeler is best known in the U.S and internationally for her extensive work as an actress in film, television, and voice-over and most notably as the character of Janice on NBC’s hit series Friends. Maggie is a passionate singer, songwriter, choir director and workshop facilitator. She has been teaching her vocal workshop Singing In The Stream for over 30 years at retreat centers such as Esalen, The Omega Institute, Topa Institute, Art Of Living Center, Sivananda Bahamas as well as universities, communities, and schools to provide the experience of creating interpersonal harmony and internal harmony through the powerful act of creating vocal harmony.

For 18 years Maggie has directed the 100-voice, intergenerational, non-auditioned Golden Bridge Community Choir in Hollywood.

Throughout these past years of change Maggie continued the Golden Bridge Choir online producing virtual concerts and videos as well as hosting a weekly online community gathering called Together In Song, bringing together over 4,000 people from around the world to join in the healing power of singing.

Maggie is a prolific songwriter with a catalog of powerful and timely songs that have been sung by choirs worldwide. Her original music for choirs and communities is available on Apple Music and other music platforms, and on Bandcamp at:

To accompany her CD entitled ‘Walk With Me’, Maggie created a songbook available through her website.

It is Maggie’s belief and her experience that by singing together we build community, counteract loneliness, become inspired and energized and feel more deeply connected to others and to ourselves. 

To learn more about Maggie’s work please visit: goldenbridgechoir.com and maggiewheeler.net.