• Chris Rowbury

    Is community singing dead?

    Added November 20, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 2118 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub.   Singing round Grandpa's piano by betsythedivine   ... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    United in Song

    Added November 14, 2013 by Karen Boyce - 1637 views - 0 comments

      “United in Song” A Choral Celebration !     The award winning children’s choir The Major Minors and the well-known Hutt Valley Singers, will join forces for a very special occasion:       To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Hutt Valley Singers! &... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to get the best from your singers: don’t tell them it’s hard!

    Added November 13, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1514 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I call a Singing Safari. A bunch of strangers come together for six tw... read more

  • Frank Eychaner

    10 Techniques to Improve Choral Intonation

    Added November 6, 2013 by Frank Eychaner - 12806 views - 0 comments

    10 TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE INTONATION   1)   GOOD MODELS– Most the students in our choirs have not grown up listening to exceptional choral singing.  Obtain great recordings, listen to them regularly and share them with students.  Youtube, Itunes, Spotify, Rhapsody and Naxos Music Library... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to have fun AND rehearse for your next concert

    Added November 6, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1900 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about choirs that choose not to perform. None of the choirs or singing groups that I have run were formed as performing groups.   Stellenbosch University Choir South Africa   I’ve ... read more

  • Valerie Dos Santos

    Cape Town International Choir Festival 2014

    Added November 3, 2013 by Valerie Dos Santos - 1159 views - 0 comments

    Hi   My name is Valerie and I am one of the events organisers for the Cape Town International Choir Festival. My role is to create awareness of the Festival and to facilitate the registration of choirs and the booking of any accomodation required by choirs wishing to participate in either of the 2 planned events... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Choirs that don’t perform - why on earth not??!!

    Added October 30, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1423 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about Audiences at choral concerts.   Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee   But what if your choir doesn’t perform?   choirs don't have to perform When I started my first c... read more

  • Steve Currington

    Sounds Capital - 2014 PanPacific Barbershop Convention

    Added October 29, 2013 by Steve Currington - 1400 views - 0 comments

          2014 PanPacific Barbershop Convention to be held in New Zealand!!Huge couple of weeks of events..  High School contests, workshops, Annual National Convention, Pan Pacific Convention, Quartets & Choruses from all over the world, Awesome Harmony College..   You name it it is all hap... read more

  • Steve Currington

    Groupanizer gets an update with added services and a fresh look.

    Added October 29, 2013 by Steve Currington - 5520 views - 0 comments

    Groupanizer  - Choir Management System & and and option website host service -  has just had a refreshing update.. Updates and new service and a rf efreshed website.check it out http://www.groupanizer.com/

  • Dominique Hogan

    It’s too late for me….expecting more for ourselves

    Added October 23, 2013 by Dominique Hogan - 1248 views - 0 comments

    As parents we sign our kids up for numerous activities, swimming, skating, dancing, gymnastics, soccer, hockey,  music, choir, circus school, diving, horseback riding, you name it we do it, and we commit to driving them to all these activities week after week. We sign away our lives, agreeing to fundraise, carpool... read more