Bobby McFerrin’s Circlesongs: “Every voice has a place”

When Corinthia Peoples seated herself in the front row for Bobby McFerrin’s weekly Circlesongs performance at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, she didn’t look like someone who lacked confidence.

The San Francisco resident came to the communal sing-along elegantly dressed in flowing white and wearing silver and stone jewelry of her own design. She also wore a radiant smile — even after a prompt by McFerrin encouraged her to reveal to the rest of the audience that she harbored a deep fear about singing in front of people...