• Frances Wilson

    Love is the Answer by Thomas Hewitt Jones

    Added November 30, 2022 by Frances Wilson - 179 views - 0 comments

    Award-winning composer Thomas Hewitt Jones wrote the music and words of 'Love is the Answer' during lockdown in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, at a time when choirs were forbidden to meet to sing together. The result is an enchanting outpouring of love for family, friends and carol services as well as for the Holy ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How do you know how loud you should sing in choir?

    Added November 30, 2022 by Chris Rowbury - 1093 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Frances Wilson

    She Is The River with Corra Sound

    Added November 23, 2022 by Frances Wilson - 211 views - 0 comments

    SHE IS THE RIVER Corra Sound, directed by Amy Bebbington, with Gabriella Jones, harp Saturday 3rd December, 7pm St Nicolas Church, Bury Street, Guildford GU2 4AW A unique programme which highlights the power of the female voice, featuring glorious music for upper voices and harp. This unique programme, highlightin... read more

  • meeting music

    Vienna Calling!

    Added November 16, 2022 by meeting music - 190 views - 0 comments

    What about starting your choir year 2023 in the music capital Vienna?meeting music, in cooperation with the Schubertgesellschaft Wien Lichtental and the Chorforum Wien, cordially invites you to the 32. edition of theInt. Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival March 16 to 20, 2023  Dont miss the Opening... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    When a new musical director takes over your choir: a guide for choir members

    Added November 16, 2022 by Chris Rowbury - 259 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Frances Wilson

    Christmas Past, Present & Future with Zeb Soanes

    Added November 15, 2022 by Frances Wilson - 149 views - 0 comments

    CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS IN OUR HISTORIC CHURCHES  1st December 2022, 7-8.30pm, All Hallows by the Tower, London EC3R 5BJ Narrator: Zeb Soanes of ClassicFM Presented by the Royal School of Church Music & the Churches Conservation Trust Following a successful partnership for t... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Ways into vocal improvisation for singing groups

    Added November 9, 2022 by Chris Rowbury - 307 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • John Whittaker

    Vaughan Williams' cantata: Folk Songs of The Four Seasons - a new version for SATB Choir

    Added November 6, 2022 by John Whittaker - 210 views - 0 comments

    If you are looking for a tuneful large-scale choral work to perform with your choir  - you might like to consider a new SATB arrangement by John Whittaker of Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of The Four Seasons' (duration 50 minutes) - which was originally written for just upper voices. This arrangement has been succe... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Beyond the usual suspects – how to get choir members to volunteer for supporting roles

    Added November 2, 2022 by Chris Rowbury - 349 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Anastasia Mikhaylenko

    Ukrainian Christmas Songs

    Added November 1, 2022 by Anastasia Mikhaylenko - 255 views - 0 comments

    Dear Friends, Together with talented Ukrainian composer, singer and the author of arrangements for choir, Victor Grytsyshyn, we have prepared a songbook. It includes the most famous Ukrainian Christmas Songs. All of them were arranged for choir by Victor Grytsyshyn. We also have prepared the English verses for these s... read more