International Choir Festival InCanto Mediterraneo
  • Chris Rowbury

    Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 2

    Added November 26, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1987 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, the Balkans and Bulgaria.     This week it’s t... read more

  • Cantica Nova Festival Incanto Mediterraneo

    International Choral Festival "InCanto Mediterraneo" || 12 to 18 July 2015 || Milazzo - Sicily

    Added November 24, 2014 by Cantica Nova Festival Incanto Mediterraneo - 1762 views - 0 comments

    The Choral Association "CANTICA NOVA", which has been involved in concerts and performances with its vocal ensemble since 1989, and with the patronage of FENIARCO and ARS Cori, is promoting and organizing the IV edition of its International Choral Festival “InCanto Mediterraneo”. In this fourth edit... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1

    Added November 19, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 2099 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about the kinds of singing that I like (I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!).     Now I want to give you some concrete examples of the kinds of singing that I love. ... read more

  • Kitty Babcock

    How to Handle Negative Comments

    Added November 18, 2014 by Kitty Babcock - 1752 views - 0 comments

    How to Handle Negative Comments was first published in the Embro Thistle Singers Blog.   As much as it pains us to admit, we do get negative comments from time to time.  How we handle those can set a tone for our choirs.  Getting upset or defensive can create a combative climate.  Bowing to each n... read more

  • meeting music

    Budapest is BICC - Budapest International Choral Celebration

    Added November 18, 2014 by meeting music - 1321 views - 0 comments

      What is better than to celebrate with others? Singers and Choirs from all over the World, this event is for YOU! meeting music likes to offer the opportunity to discover a new dimension of celebrating choral music, come to BUDAPEST from May 23 - 25, 2015!   SING ALONG   O... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Launching 2015 Melbourne International Singers Festival - Earlybird Registrations are Now Open!

    Added November 17, 2014 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 963 views - 0 comments

    5 - 8 June 2015 Queen's Birthday weekend 'An unforgettable experience, not just a festival'   Now in its 6th year, Australia's most exciting singers festival for choirs and individual singers, is proud to present internationally renowned composer, arranger and jazz singer from USA, here for the first time in A... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!

    Added November 13, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1493 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No”.     Many people come to singing workshops becau... read more

  • THE CHOIR

    Beyond Hard Knocks – documentary – Australian TV premiere - Sat 15th Nov

    Added November 13, 2014 by THE CHOIR - 1604 views - 0 comments

    Beyond Hard Knocks – documentary – Australian TV premiere on Sat 15th Nov   The long awaited, where are they now documentary, on the extraordinary journey of the original Choir of Hard Knocks members and Founding Director Jonathon Welch AM….8 years on.   "What a rollercoaster of emotion... read more

  • Martin Jones

    5 steps to self-publish a choir song for Christmas

    Added November 8, 2014 by Martin Jones - 2046 views - 0 comments

    [This article is a summary of a series that was first posted on my blog Chorus of aproval] Step 1 - Write it! A friend and I have written a Christmas song for choir. It all started from a throw away comment by a choir member just before Christmas last year that I should write them a song to perform ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Get in line! - the trials of getting your singers to stand in the right places

    Added November 5, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 2597 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your choir to stand in the right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and singing don’t go together.   photo by johntrainor &... read more