• MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Stunning Showcase Concerts Headline Exciting New Festival!

    Added April 27, 2013 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 564 views - 0 comments

    Melbourne International Singers Festival June 7-10, 2013   Stunning Showcase Concerts Headline Exciting New Festival!   The School of Hard Knocks Institute is proud to present the first Melbourne International Singers Festival featuring a stunning array of concert and workshop events over the Queen&rsquo... read more

  • Frank Pesci

    Using reductive metaphors won't solve your choirs problems

    Added April 15, 2014 by Frank Pesci - 2124 views - 0 comments

    One 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

  • Chris Rowbury

    Putting the hours in – are singers born or made?

    Added August 26, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1154 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that if you fail at something or are not very good at it, then you jus... read more

  • meeting music

    Take your calendar - meeting music events in 2018

    Added November 6, 2016 by meeting music - 1058 views - 0 comments

    Dear Choirs and Lovers of Choral Music,   We know that your schedule could be tight as well as preparing extensively for an international competition needs time. That’s why we would like to assist you in planning and show you our events for competition season 2018. For about 30 years of experiences the te... read more

  • Tim Knight

    Sing in beautiful Scottish location - offer on last few places!

    Added September 27, 2019 by Tim Knight - 360 views - 0 comments

    We've a couple of places left for our #Singing weekend in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK #Hawick in the #ScottishBorders in October and can offer these at the bargain price of £259.00 if you email us directly at mail@timknightmusic.com ! Thanks to wherecanwego.com for helping us to promote the event! h... read more

  • HeartSong Normandie

    Wellbeing Retreat Holidays at HeartSong Normandie France 2023 Singing, Meditation, Mantra, Reiki & Connection with Nature

    Added March 11, 2023 by HeartSong Normandie - 425 views - 0 comments

    Wellbeing Retreat    Connection with Nature    at La Volée    50850 Ger, Normandie   10-15 April 2023 We are pleased to announce that HeartSong Normandie will be offering our mantra an... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why we don’t sing, even though it makes us feel good

    Added February 9, 2012 by Chris Rowbury - 5149 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “I love singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.”     So why haven’t you joined a choir or come to a singing workshop?   missing singing At the end of... read more

  • Holly M

    Gold at Ottawa Kiwanis Music festival -- and we are invited to the Provincials!

    Added April 28, 2013 by Holly M - 1171 views - 0 comments

      The Stairwell Carollers entry for 2013 included Pete's original arrangement of Iesous Ahatonnia          For a number of our new Stairwellers this was a first -- to perform at Kiwanis!   The director prepares... Every Kiwanis festival is different -- different... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    Choral Arranging...the more I do , the more I learn

    Added April 20, 2014 by Karen Boyce - 1750 views - 0 comments

    I 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

  • Andrew Throssell

    Albion Underground II

    Added September 4, 2015 by Andrew Throssell - 666 views - 0 comments

    ALBION UNDERGOUND II “Stunning. Amazing dramatic setting for gorgeous music. Superb choir, wonderful arrangements. Not to be missed” 2014 Albion Underground audience member Albion’s 2014 musical installation in Peak Cavern was heralded as “absolutely magical – an amazing idea&rdqu... read more