• Heather Wilcox, publicist

    Message from Philip Lawson, KS

    Added December 6, 2011 by Heather Wilcox, publicist - 1222 views - 0 comments

    Message from Philip Lawson - From 2012 I will be moving on from The King's Singers to give myself more time for composing and arranging. If you would like to discuss commissioning a piece from me or organising a choral workshop or arranging seminar please contact me direct philip@philiplawson.net or my US publicist... read more

  • Richard Wilcocks

    Welcome, Bonn visitors!

    Added December 5, 2011 by Richard Wilcocks - 1040 views - 0 comments

    Four members of the Bach Choir from Bonn in Germany will be in the audience next Saturday evening (10 December) at Leeds Town Hall for a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Leeds Festival Chorus.   They will be arriving in the city along with Sue Bailey, who once sang with Leeds Festival Chorus but who is n... read more

  • Mark Padmore announced as President of Bristol Choral Society

    Added December 1, 2011 by scchoir - 1047 views - 0 comments

    The internationally acclaimed tenor Mark Padmore has been announced as a new President of Bristol Choral Society and will sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the choir later this month. He becomes a joint President alongside the Lord Mayor of Bristol and the first appointment since the passing of the choir's much-miss... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Leaving the back row - stepping out of our comfort zone

    Added December 1, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1995 views - 0 comments

      [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   If you’re not a confident singer, your impulse will be to stand at the back and hide.     But this is the worst possible place for you!   life in the back row Unless you’re ... read more

  • VIVA

    VIVA's traditional Advent concerts

    Added November 28, 2011 by VIVA - 956 views - 0 comments

    VIVA, Sandnes kulturskolekor sing their traditional Advent Concerts like they have done over the past 40 years the last week-end before Christmas. This year's guest concert in Madlamark kirke on Saturday 17. December at 1800 hrs, and in our own parish:Sandnes kirke on Sunday 18. December at 1800 and 2000 hrs. T... read more

  • Liz Garnett

    Conduct with Charisma - reminder

    Added November 28, 2011 by Liz Garnett - 710 views - 0 comments

    Calling all choral directors:   Quick reminder that the early-bird booking discount for the Conduct with Charisma workshop ends on 16 December 2011. Now is a great time to send in your booking before it can get caught up in the Christmas post!   For more details and to download your booking form, please v... read more

  • Holly M

    DA CAPO -- Joel Haslam and Regional Contact, CJOH TV 1990

    Added November 28, 2011 by Holly M - 3945 views - 0 comments

    Pete, Dawn, Louise, Holly, Katrina, Margo, Marjorie, John and Bob  -- the Stairwell Carollers, Xmas, 1990 Way back in 1990, when human beings were still manning all the cameras at CJOH and show guests had a dressing room and a makeup artist, Joel Haslam decided to do a segment on us for his own show about local t... read more

  • Melanie Holt

    Sell Out Christmas Concert

    Added November 27, 2011 by Melanie Holt - 810 views - 0 comments

    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

  • Holly M

    CD SPOTLIGHT -- Qui Creavit Celum -- Our first CD

    Added November 27, 2011 by Holly M - 1438 views - 0 comments

    CD cover In May, 1997, we recorded our first CD, a Christmas Carol collection, named for Pierre's original lullaby-like Christmas carol, Qui creavit celum.   It became the title track which started a tradition -- each of our Christmas CDs to date have an original carol by Pierre as the title track. It has 27 Ch... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    There’s nothing interesting to see at concerts, so why go?

    Added November 24, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1542 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Not being a regular concert-goer myself, I often wonder why people make the effort to go to concerts.     'A Choral Voyage' concert by dithyrambic.singers   What is it that they look at?  ... read more