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Follow the footsteps of Victoria with members of the Tallis Scholars. Choral music that would have been sung by Victoria when he was a boy chorister in Avila Cathedral.Tomás Luis de Victoria began his musical career as a chorister in Avila Cathedral under the direction of Bernardino de Ribera, before be... read more
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(this blog post has been taken from the Choral Clartiy Blog) Your Singer MISSED The Concert….What do we do? – Use the 5 “E”s It can be quite frustrating when we have prepared for months, have a perfect balance, exact riser alignment and then students don’t show up to the concert... 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] "Places strictly limited." "Book now to avoid disappointment!" "To be sure of a place, please send a cheque." "Last year we sold out, so reserve a place early!" Photo by London Permaculture How ... 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] “Hark the herald angels sing”. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s “Merry Christmas everybody”. “White Christmas” on TV. Midnight... read more
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"WAC Contest 2015" www.wac-contest.eu WIN A COMPOSITION International Video-Competition for Treble and Women's Choirs The „AS Musikverlag (Tholey/Saar)“ and the Composer Alwin Michael Schronen organize an extraordinary competition in 2015: An international Video-Competition for Treble and Women's Choirs.... read more
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It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills. All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves taking the choir through them. Sometimes it takes 15-20 minutes to war... read more
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[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
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Time to look forward to the coming year. with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson Look back first to realise all the big mistakes you made, make a note of all those missed opportunities and... read more
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This week the first adjudicators for the 2012 World Choir Games have been announced (see here). Christopher Eanes, conductor of Cincinnati Boychoir, served as a judge for this year’s World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults in Graz, Austria. Now he tells us about his experiences and how to prepare b... 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] I teach a song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good. photo by kalavinka Then after lunch I get the group to stand facing a different direction and it all goes wrong. What’s h... read more
