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byIt was a very interesting discussion onChoralNet. There was a choir concerned that they had a concert and only 17 people turned up. They asked for some input on how to do things differently so that they didn't have that happen again.There were some very great ideas and it really made me think about how and why pe... read more
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by3 May 2014: Spring Songs with Albion, Holy Trinity Church Bernard Lee Heard three times, this was not a concert to be at if you had an aversion to Parry’s Jerusalem. Holy Trinity is not a big church, neither is it a small one and was packed, the assemblage lustily letting rip on the third occasion to end th... read more
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byThere’s something deeply familiar about the music of choral group Albion, as Rob Hollingworth found out.A unique take on traditionclassicalwww.etcmag.net Twitter@etcmag_south magazine - April 2014With a repertoire consisting of new choral pieces, all written in the two years since they were formed, Albion sound l... read more
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by[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact me if you want to submit a question that I will answer in a future blog post. A choir leader asks: “The church I work fo... read more
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bySince I have been conducting choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some people gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and “unusual” pedagogy. They were referring to touch. &nbs... read more
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byThe Addison Singers Chamber Choir need a few extra voices (SATB but especially basses) for our upcoming concert with the renowned composer GAVIN BRYARS on 17th May 2014. http://www.gavinbryars.com/calendar/london-performance-jesus-blood-plus-other-choral-works. This is a prestigious event and we will be per... read more
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by[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “Why can’t I sing?” The short answer is: “You can. Everybody can.” Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kamin The whole of my singing work is based ... read more
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byXI International Sacred Music Festival "Silver Bells"9 to 11 January 2015, Daugavpils (Latvia) 1. Organizer is Daugavpils City Council, Department of culture in co-operation with the Centre of Latvian Culture. Festival takes place once in every two years.2. .Participants of the Festival - Childre... read more
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byI think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremely lucky to have a choir to try these arrangements out on. The Hut... read more
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byOne of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’ This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract concept (singing in tune) in a simplified, easily understood, silve... read more