• Chris Rowbury

    Stop me if you’ve sung this before: learning different versions of songs you already know

    Added November 18, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1059 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 taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in people’s minds and now they can’t shift it.   son... read more

  • meeting music

    Antica Pompeii – Linger a little longer!

    Added November 18, 2015 by meeting music - 647 views - 0 comments

    Have you ever wanted to stay longer in a meeting-music festival, basking in the good vibrations of choral singing?   We can extend your Musica Eterna Roma experience from July 5-7, 2016 in Pompeii!   Meeting music invites you to imagine three more days in historic Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, wh... read more

  • meeting music

    Concorso Corale - application deadline!

    Added November 16, 2015 by meeting music - 794 views - 0 comments

    The days become shorter, the air feels chilly more and more, the trees shed their leaves and the winter sets in soon. But spring follows it always, what will bring to us Concorso Corale with its first fresh air and fresh music. Celebrate the new spring with us in Riva del Garda. Do not miss the application deadline ... read more

  • meeting music

    A time-honored traditition with renewed excitement

    Added November 16, 2015 by meeting music - 741 views - 0 comments

    In 1988, when Budapest International Choir Festival & Competition was founded, a milestone was set in the history of choral competitions. In 2017 we celebrate the 16th anniversary of this festival in Budapest.     Be participants in one of Central Europe’s most illustrious cultural centres during the... read more

  • Rojane Rose

    The Jamaica Youth Chorale To (Finally) Launch Album!

    Added November 13, 2015 by Rojane Rose - 883 views - 0 comments

    November 22!!! Having returned from our successful tour to Wales (UK), earlier this summer, will be staging an event to launch our first Album this month.   The Album titled Behold the Star will be launched on November 22 at 5pm atthe U... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Swing! Into Christmas (Melbourne)

    Added November 12, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 622 views - 0 comments

    Warm up your vocal cords and shine up your dancing shoes School of Hard Knocks co-artistic directors Dr Jonathon Welch AM and Dr Kathleen McGuire invite you to Swing! Into Christmas, Saturday 12 December at 4pm at the Melbourne Town Hall with a cast of hundreds. Publicised as “the most unique and fun Christma... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Taking a song from source to performance – the many roles of a choir leader

    Added November 11, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1306 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   My main skill is as a teacher of songs to those who don’t read music.   Photo by elfsternberg   Other choir leaders have different skills – like polishing songs for performance (see Teacher o... read more

  • FourthChoir

    Shakespeare composition competition

    Added November 7, 2015 by FourthChoir - 849 views - 0 comments

    The Fourth Choir is announcing an international choral composition competition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, which will fall on 23 April 2016. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of £1000 and the winning composition will be premièred by the Fourth ... read more

  • Morna Wheatley

    Handel's 'Messiah' - Sat 5th Dec

    Added November 6, 2015 by Morna Wheatley - 656 views - 0 comments

    The Addison Singers  –  Handel’s ‘Messiah’   Saturday 5th December 2015, 7.30pm St Peter’s Church, Notting Hill (Kensington Park Road, opposite Stanley Gdns, W11 2PN.  Nearest tube: Notting Hill Gate.  Free parking nearby.)    On Dec... read more

  • Announcing Iain Quinn as Composer of the Month from Paraclete Press

    Added November 4, 2015 by Seana Shannon - 802 views - 0 comments

    Announcing the  November Composer of the Month from Paraclete Press   We are proud to have Iain as one of our composers and invite you to learn more about Iain  and his accomplishments by clicking here: Iain Quinn   For the month of November, visit www.paracletesheetmusic.com&nb... read more