• Chris Rowbury

    Name that tune! – earworms, musical memory and other strange phenomena

    Added September 10, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1011 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song only to realise that I’m singing a completely different on... read more

  • TUBTHUMPERS- a new socialist choir for the People's Republic of Brighton and Hove!

    Added September 10, 2015 by AnnA - 965 views - 0 comments

    Hullabaloo MD Kirsty Martin is launching TUBTHUMPERS so sing songs of Protest, Passion and Solidarity in glorious, uproarious harmony. Hullabaloo has a long history of supportng social action by singing at many events including in October for the Survivors Network. A series of 5 sessions starts on Sunday 20 September, ... read more

  • Hullabaloo Brighton joined by Indie Band Firefly Burning for 2 concerts.

    Added September 10, 2015 by AnnA - 706 views - 0 comments

    Last open session on Monday 14 September at Brighton and HOve High School, after that we get down to the serioius work of learning a song about seaweed, a contemporary scottish song about borders and an amazing arrangement of a John Coltraine number 'Lady Day' by our MD Kirsty Martin. We often collaborate with bands an... read more

  • Audition for Hollywood Master Chorale!

    Added September 9, 2015 by Hollywood Master Chorale - 668 views - 0 comments

    Hollywood Master Chorale is now holding auditions for the 2015-16 choral season! The season consists of three concerts, one each in December, March, and June, with rehearsals held weekly on Wednesday nights from 7:30-10:00pm in Beverly Hills.All voice parts are welcome to audition, though priority may be given to Alto,... read more

  • Emma Smallwood

    Sing! 2015 - Gospel Singing/choir leading conference, 25/26th Sept

    Added September 7, 2015 by Emma Smallwood - 757 views - 0 comments

    So, in just over three weeks, GGCC Bristol (www.ggcc.org.uk) welcomes Geraldine Latty (www.lucemusic.london) to come and help us lead a two day Gospel Community Choir conference at Thornbury Baptist Church, Bristol! We hosted our first Sing! day last year in Northwood, London and it was a great success! Watch the video... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    Kids Choir Fundraising for others

    Added September 5, 2015 by Karen Boyce - 1081 views - 0 comments

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir have been busy performing across the region this year. Their next concert features choir singing and solos from members of the choir who performed at the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions  in July. The Choir took out the choir category and many of the children won awa... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    Albion Underground II

    Added September 4, 2015 by Andrew Throssell - 654 views - 0 comments

    ALBION UNDERGOUND II “Stunning. Amazing dramatic setting for gorgeous music. Superb choir, wonderful arrangements. Not to be missed” 2014 Albion Underground audience member Albion’s 2014 musical installation in Peak Cavern was heralded as “absolutely magical – an amazing idea&rdqu... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Putting the hours in – are singers born or made?

    Added August 26, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1137 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 girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that if you fail at something or are not very good at it, then you jus... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    California premieres Street Requiem: for those who have died on the street by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne & Jonathon Welch AM

    Added August 22, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 933 views - 0 comments

    Welcome Ministry a communal response to poverty, presents the California premieres of   Street Requiem: for those who have died on the street by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne & Jonathon Welch AM with additional orchestrations by Steven Couch   Saturday, Aug 29 - 7pm Old First Presbyterian Church 1751 ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    What I did on my summer holiday – why we all need a break sometime

    Added August 19, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1282 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice cream vans are cruising the streets.   Photo by Yiannis L... read more