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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There have been grumblings in my choir of late. Some people are not happy. But is it possible to keep everyone in a choir happy? I think I’m an approachable guy, but for some reason peo... read more
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High-flying chorister returns to Leeds Minster Toby Ward will be among a group from King’s College, Cambridge, to perform at Leeds Minster on Tuesday 25 March 2014. The close harmony group The King’s Men [formerly known as Collegium Regale] will be presenting a concert entitled Byrd, Broadway and t... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] One place I work at, they call my workshops ‘singers weekends’. Somebody once told me they couldn’t come on one because they weren’t a ‘singer’. That&... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to teach since I can’t assume that everyone can read music. &nb... read more
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[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The other week I wrote about who your choir actually ‘belongs’ to (Whose choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the singers, the committee, the arts centre, or the musical director? &nbs... read more
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MASTERCLASS with Gabriel Lewis O’Connor former member of Chanticleer Gabriel Lewis-O'connor lunches with Pete during last years choral workshop Gabe has recently returned to the Midwest from Seattle, Washington, where he was an active singer, director and choral clinician. Currently a doctoral student ... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A woman came up to me last Saturday and said “I like coming to your workshops because there are always lots of men”. Keen singers from The OK Chorale Little did she know that ... read more
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Marsilio Ficino (1433-1498), Florentine philosopher wrote a wonderful sentence: “Music is nothing more than a Decoration of Silence”. What a wonderful statement. Shall we take it to the choir? Undoubtedly silence is in many ways a pre condition for music making. In silence we concentrate, in... read more
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Rehearsing and performing using a variety of movement exercises will powerfully impact the artistry of a choral performance. The applications of movement in our choirs are nearly endless. Vocal technique is aided through the liberal use of movement in the rehearsal. Our gestural choices are limited only by our... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and singing workshop leader. Well, now’s the time to reveal all! ... read more
