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Bridgnorth Choral Society’s Christmas Concert with The Oldbury Wells Vocal Group ‘Encore’ is to be performed to a sell out crowd on Saturday 17th December at the Bridgnorth Baptist Church. The venue’s capacity has been reached almost a month ahead of the event and Musical Director Derek... read more
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Choirs and singers of Sheffield - Come and take part in a massed choral performance in the heart of Sheffield! Albion have been commissioned, with funding from Arts Council England, to stage a special performance as part of the opening weekend of the Tour de France cultural festival, which begins 100 days before the... 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] Like a newspaper headline, or a title for a blog post, a good name for a singing workshop can make all the difference. Queue for the Banksy Exhibition (Nigel Mykura) / CC BY-SA 2.0) I’m constan... read more
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David Hobson, Deborah Cheetham AO, Bruce Woodley AO, Mark Holden and Danielle Matthews and the School of Hard Knocks ‘Absolutely Everybody’ 250-voice massed choir will join with the Choir of Hard Knocks and their founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon Welch AM to celebrate their 10th Anniversary! J... read more
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With well over 100 male voice choirs in Wales today, there are few better ways to experience their rich culture than to witness the historical choirs singing traditional songs across the land. As the country’s most treasured and notable feature, history tells us that singing in these choirs were on... read more
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meeting music with the Choral Association Salzburg gladly welcome choirs from all over the world to the capital of music for the event of the 4th Salzburg International Choral Celebration and CompetitionJune 15-18, 2023 in Salzburg, Austria. Let’s meet in June in another musical city! Choirs may compete in the... 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] It doesn’t take long to form a habit. Sometimes just a tea break, let alone a whole lunchtime. But it can take ages to break a habit. Habits can be useful sometimes, but they can also get in the w... read more
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Something old, something new… Unique but universal: traditional and new folksongs from Britain and Ireland The choral group Albion take songs and texts from the rich ancient tradition of ‘these islands’ and reimagine them for a new age. Albion is “unique but universal”: uni... read more
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School of Hard Knocks & Allans Billy Hyde proudly presents 'Kirby Shaw - A Shaw Thing' master class series With over 3000 published classic pop and jazz choral arrangements over the past 4 decades, you won't want to miss this opportunity to work with the legendary master choral music arranger and jazz... read more
