• Cantica Nova Festival Incanto Mediterraneo

    International Choral Festival "InCanto Mediterraneo" || 12 to 18 July 2015 || Milazzo - Sicily

    Added November 24, 2014 by Cantica Nova Festival Incanto Mediterraneo - 1497 views - 0 comments

    The Choral Association "CANTICA NOVA", which has been involved in concerts and performances with its vocal ensemble since 1989, and with the patronage of FENIARCO and ARS Cori, is promoting and organizing the IV edition of its International Choral Festival “InCanto Mediterraneo”. In this fourth edit... read more

  • Jeff Stewart

    Choral Holidays 2012

    Added April 5, 2012 by Jeff Stewart - 1495 views - 0 comments

    Choral Holidays is a small company that specialises in taking groups of amateur singers to beautiful locations and forming them into choirs. Last year we took a group to the beautiful location of Milton Abbey in Dorset, and also to Florence, where we stayed in the gorgeous Castello doi Gabbiano and sang in the Batiste... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to be a confident singer

    Added May 27, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1491 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I was much younger I used to think that once you knew everything and were vastly experienced, only then would you become confident.   photo by fmgbain   But one day I was in a singing workshop when ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Does your choir need a constitution?

    Added July 20, 2016 by Chris Rowbury - 1489 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.     Sue wrote in to ask:   “As a self-funded community choir... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Does your choir respond to where it's based?

    Added September 19, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1485 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. In 2010 I moved East to Suffolk.   Both my partner (who is an art... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to sing – 10 habits of successful professional singers

    Added October 24, 2018 by Chris Rowbury - 1483 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In my recent post How to sing – the definitive guide, I pointed out that lots of people Google “How to sing” instead of just getting on and doing it.   Garðar Thor Cortes by David   ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Regular weekly choir or drop-in singing group? – the pros and cons

    Added August 1, 2018 by Chris Rowbury - 1481 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a drop-in basis with no requirement to attend every session.   ... read more

  • Brian MacKay

    Come and Sing With Us in the Convento de Cristo in Portugal

    Added May 2, 2013 by Brian MacKay - 1480 views - 0 comments

    I would like to invite you to join me in central Portugal to sing in one of the choirs at the Zêzere Arts Festival in early August. The venue is the amazing world heritage building, the Convento de Cristo in Tomar. But first.....   My first conducting teacher the late Lawrence Leonard, used to be very clea... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to sing together in times of isolation

    Added April 8, 2020 by Chris Rowbury - 1478 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise.     How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the options.It’s not only during a pandemic that we need to sta... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to choose soloists in your choir: audition or self-selection?

    Added April 11, 2018 by Chris Rowbury - 1475 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solos.   photo by Shelly Mags   In a non-auditioned, ... read more