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byThe Major Minors Children’s Choir (New Zealand) are excited to be performing a selection of familiar songs from movies, musicals and pop songs at their next concert on 15 May. This will be the second Upper Hutt performance for the choir this year with more concerts planned for 2016. The Hutt Valley Choir... read more
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byParticipate in fabulous workshops with Kirby Shaw, Dr Jonathon Welch AM and Dr Kathleen McGuire. Rehearse and perform with Kirby Shaw, the legendary master of popular, jazz and swing choral music, who is back by popular demand in Melbourne and Brisbane with his extraordinary workshops and concerts to pre... read more
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by[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!).  ... read more
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by[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need singing lessons in order to sing? Photo by Anna Strumillo My main point was that many people are frightened to sing in public before they&rsq... read more
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byLet’s a talk about the other concert hall regarding Choral Celebration and Laurea Mundi Budapest: The Palace of Arts, known to Hungarians simply as Müpa is one of Hungary's best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institutions. It provides perfect home for classical, contemporary, popu... read more
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byHave a look inside - find out where competitions will be held at Laurea Mundi Budapest and the International Honor Choirs, where Artistic Directors Henry Leck, Treble Choir, and Gábor Hollerung, Mixed Choir, will conduct a program celebrating the legacy of Zoltán Kodály which will premiere a new Hu... read more
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byA very Swedish affair…Folk music plays a very important role in Sweden. Wherever people meet and celebrate, you will be surrounded by music, singing and dancing. The Swedish composer Mårten Jansson is deeply rooted in this tradition which inspired him to compose the “Missa Popularis”. This mass... read more
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by[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups. Photo by vintagedept If you don’t fit into one of these, then woe betide you! the three ages The groupings (and w... read more
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by“Unforgettable experiences, not just a festival” The School of Hard Knocks is thrilled to present both the Brisbane International Singers Festival, from 3 to 5 June AND the Melbourne International Singers Festival, from 10 to 13 June 2016. Dr Jonathon Welch AM, creator and founding Artisti... read more
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bySUNDAY 24 APRIL at 1.00pm ALL SAINTS CHURCH, GREAT ADDINGTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN14 4BH - website www.nenecrossings.org.uk Tickets (including wine and canapés) £10. Call Maggie 01536 330384 or emailmm.etheridge@icloud.com