• Why Singing May Be The Best Anti-Aging Solution

    Added March 12, 2019 by Jackie Edwards - 5259 views - 0 comments

      As if you needed another reason to sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that singing improves positive feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why singers often appear to possess younger characteristics in terms of being energet... read more

  • Holly M

    Ottawa Choral Masterclass w/ Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor - Limited enrolment, BOOK NOW!

    Added March 9, 2019 by Holly M - 2499 views - 0 comments

    MASTERCLASS with Gabriel Lewis O’Connor  former member of Chanticleer Gabriel Lewis-O'connor lunches with Pete during last years choral workshop Gabe has recently returned to the Midwest from Seattle, Washington, where he was an active singer, director and choral clinician. Currently a doctoral student ... read more

  • PlayItForward

    Melbourne International Singers Festival 2019 - Early Bird Registrations are open now

    Added March 7, 2019 by PlayItForward - 463 views - 0 comments

    Play It Forward and Founding Artistic Director, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, invite you to the 10th Anniversary of the Melbourne International Singers Festival. June 6 – 10, 2019   BE CHALLENGED, INSPIRED & ENTERTAINED   Now in its tenth year, Australia’s most exciting singers festival for all choir... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    The singers who didn’t like warm ups (and what became of them)

    Added March 6, 2019 by Chris Rowbury - 4638 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time there were two singers: Olga and Little Erik. They  did not like choir warm ups. Olga always came late so she could avoid them. Little Erik did them in a half-hearted way with a scowl on his face. ... read more

  • PlayItForward

    MEN ALOUD! Queensland Project Choir

    Added March 4, 2019 by PlayItForward - 562 views - 0 comments

    Dr Jonathon Welch AM invites men and boys of all ages to join our new Brisbane branch.   Calling all dads, brothers, uncles, grandfathers, cousins and mates!   Award winning singer and conductor of the ABC TV smash hit Choir of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, invites you to join a very special choir fo... read more

  • Catherine Carrère

    Teddington Choral Society Spring Concert: Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle.

    Added March 3, 2019 by Catherine Carrère - 564 views - 0 comments

    Teddington Choral Society are excited to perform Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle under the baton of their new Musical Director Julian Collings. The choir will be accompanied by Phil Culling on piano and Benedict Lewis-Smith on harmonium. The concert will feature soprano Joanna Mari... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    10 exercises guaranteed to get your singers listening more carefully

    Added February 27, 2019 by Chris Rowbury - 1624 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 went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central Africa. Living in the rainforest as they do, listening well is literally a matter of life... read more

  • Santiago Veros

    The Secret of Life: Uniting the world to convey a message.

    Added February 22, 2019 by Santiago Veros - 1064 views - 0 comments

    The virtual choir of "The secret of life" is an Argentine project that will involve 123 singers from 19 countries to celebrate the love towards life through singing. In this way we hope to spread the message of living with determination being authentic in every moment.   The project has a scheduled release ... read more

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    XVI CANTATE BARCELONA International Choir Festival, 25th - 28th October 2019

    Added February 22, 2019 by ANNA - MUSICCONTACT.NET - 710 views - 0 comments

          XVI CANTATE BARCELONA International Choir Festival BARCELONA, FROM 25TH TO 28TH OCTOBER 2019 Over the years, Cantate Barcelona has evolved into a widely renowned international gathering where choral groups have exhibited their musical experience, observed the style of others and made new... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Build it and they will come – why you can never have too many choirs

    Added February 20, 2019 by Chris Rowbury - 1223 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 friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   photo by ToBreatheAsOne   What was amazing was that the new ch... read more