• MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Swing! Into Christmas @ the School of Hard Knocks Christmas concert

    Added November 24, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 776 views - 0 comments

    Come to our Swing! Into Christmas concert at Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday 12 December at 4pm and you will want to “Raise your voice and stamp your feet, get up and out of your seat and be in the mix in the middle of the dance floor!" This concert features an eclectic selection of gospel, swing and jazz clas... read more

  • American Boychoir (Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 p.m.)

    Added November 20, 2015 by Met Museum Presents - 1114 views - 0 comments

    The matchless American Boychoir presents a cheerful program of holiday hymns and Christmas carols: a heavenly evocation of Christmases past, present, and future in a not-to-be-missed December event. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. Met Museum PresentsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art1000 Fifth A... read more

  • Rojane Rose

    Jamaica Tour --- United Kingdom Tour --- Album Launch #JamaicaYouthChorale

    Added November 20, 2015 by Rojane Rose - 832 views - 0 comments

    GOODBYE SUMMER.... HELLO CHRISTMAS!!! #JamaicaYouthChorale   http://eepurl.com/bFY1fT  The JYC had a busy and epic summer! We had special performances in Montego Bay, Mandeville and in Ocho Rios. We also gave a concert performance in the historic Cathedral Church of St. Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town and ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Stop me if you’ve sung this before: learning different versions of songs you already know

    Added November 18, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1060 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in people’s minds and now they can’t shift it.   son... read more

  • meeting music

    Antica Pompeii – Linger a little longer!

    Added November 18, 2015 by meeting music - 648 views - 0 comments

    Have you ever wanted to stay longer in a meeting-music festival, basking in the good vibrations of choral singing?   We can extend your Musica Eterna Roma experience from July 5-7, 2016 in Pompeii!   Meeting music invites you to imagine three more days in historic Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, wh... read more

  • meeting music

    Concorso Corale - application deadline!

    Added November 16, 2015 by meeting music - 795 views - 0 comments

    The days become shorter, the air feels chilly more and more, the trees shed their leaves and the winter sets in soon. But spring follows it always, what will bring to us Concorso Corale with its first fresh air and fresh music. Celebrate the new spring with us in Riva del Garda. Do not miss the application deadline ... read more

  • meeting music

    A time-honored traditition with renewed excitement

    Added November 16, 2015 by meeting music - 743 views - 0 comments

    In 1988, when Budapest International Choir Festival & Competition was founded, a milestone was set in the history of choral competitions. In 2017 we celebrate the 16th anniversary of this festival in Budapest.     Be participants in one of Central Europe’s most illustrious cultural centres during the... read more

  • Rojane Rose

    The Jamaica Youth Chorale To (Finally) Launch Album!

    Added November 13, 2015 by Rojane Rose - 892 views - 0 comments

    November 22!!! Having returned from our successful tour to Wales (UK), earlier this summer, will be staging an event to launch our first Album this month.   The Album titled Behold the Star will be launched on November 22 at 5pm atthe U... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Swing! Into Christmas (Melbourne)

    Added November 12, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 636 views - 0 comments

    Warm up your vocal cords and shine up your dancing shoes School of Hard Knocks co-artistic directors Dr Jonathon Welch AM and Dr Kathleen McGuire invite you to Swing! Into Christmas, Saturday 12 December at 4pm at the Melbourne Town Hall with a cast of hundreds. Publicised as “the most unique and fun Christma... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Taking a song from source to performance – the many roles of a choir leader

    Added November 11, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1330 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   My main skill is as a teacher of songs to those who don’t read music.   Photo by elfsternberg   Other choir leaders have different skills – like polishing songs for performance (see Teacher o... read more