• Chris Rowbury

    We’ve come to sing, not to learn!

    Added November 4, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1247 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People come to my singing workshops because they love to sing.   Photo by Rex Pe   But first they have to spend time learning songs.   This is most evident for those of us who teach songs by ear. ... read more

  • Vocaal Ensemble TIEN

    Vocal Ensemble TIEN sings Laulan!

    Added November 2, 2015 by Vocaal Ensemble TIEN - 1062 views - 0 comments

    On Saturday November 21st and Sunday November 29th 2015 Vocal Ensemble TIEN will perform 'Laulan!' an cappella programme consisting of choir music from Estonia and Finland. Both concerts will be in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Conductor: Felix van den Hombergh.   On the concert programme are choir works by renown... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Are singing workshops just a middle-class pastime?

    Added October 28, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1454 views - 2 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and there is a waiting list. At others it’s a struggle to must... read more

  • meeting music

    A long tradition, a long lasting memory

    Added October 26, 2015 by meeting music - 656 views - 0 comments

    Did you know that … …the festival scene, Riva del Garda is known as the pearl of Lake Garda? …as a borderland offers many beautiful sights to see, place to be or stories to tell? …next March 20-24 meeting music will organize the 14th Concorso Corale Internazionale Choir Festival & Competi... read more

  • meeting music

    “Musica Sacra a Roma”

    Added October 25, 2015 by meeting music - 1152 views - 0 comments

    7th Musica Eterna International Choir Festival & Competition (link)   Please find attached the interview made with Piroska Horváth, project director of meeting music, which was published in the Italian “Cronache Corali” (Choral Chronicle). Piroska talked to Rita Nuti and Dodo Versino about how... read more

  • Julia Bullock Naumburg Foundation Recital

    Added October 24, 2015 by Met Museum Presents - 751 views - 0 comments

    Hailed as "an impressive, fast-rising soprano" (New York Times) and "opulent and glorious" (Opera News), Julia Bullock won the 2014 Naumburg Vocal Award. She dazzles in repertoire ranging from Maurice Ravel and Kurt Weill to John Cage. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. Met Museum PresentsThe M... read more

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    “Lake Garda never fails to En... Chant you”

    Added October 23, 2015 by meeting music - 840 views - 0 comments

    In this way has happened on the 14th In... Canto sul Garda International Choir Festival & Competition too. This year more than 450 singers came from 10 countries to share their musical knowledge and sing together in one of the most beautiful parts of Italy.   We can proudly say that not only the festival scene w... read more

  • Charl Asuit

    London City Singers is looking for a new Musical Director

    Added October 19, 2015 by Charl Asuit - 783 views - 0 comments

    Do you or know someone who possess these qualities? Have previous experience in directing a chorus/choir Passionate and driven to work with a young(ish) group of women Willing to commute to central London every Tuesday – if you work in the City, then it’s perfect! Ready to have fun If so, then get ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Breathing for singers: it’s not what you’ve got, it’s how you use it

    Added October 14, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 2957 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As they say: size doesn’t matter, it’s what you do with it that counts.   Measuring lung capacity with a spirometer The University of Iowa ca. 1920   The size of your lungs isn’t import... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    ALBION - Songs by Candlelight

    Added October 10, 2015 by Andrew Throssell - 984 views - 0 comments

    ALBION's second visit to the ancient capital of York, the first of two concerts in Holy Trinity Church on Goodramgate.   This concert is £7.50, a bargain as our concert tickets are normally £10. Hear Albion breath a new live into songs from these isles.   21st November 2015 at 6:00 p... read more