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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A few weeks back I wrote about why people might not join choirs or attend singing workshops: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to sing) and Why we don’t sing even though it makes us f... read more
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Come and visit our Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grupo-Vocal-Olisipo/123677054357656 This is an excerpt of our concert on the 10th March. It's a live recording at Santarém's Cathedral in Portugal. Hope you like it. Visit our YouTube channel and there you'll find lots of videos of... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time it was fairly easy to work out how much your labour was worth. You would toil in the fields all day and at the end of it have enough to keep body and soul together for that one day... read more
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There might be readers of this blog who want to mount a really big work with a relatively small choir. In which case I thought I’d share some thoughts on our current project to perform Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Guildford on November 24th 2012. I’ve been musical director of Leatherhead... read more
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Last Sunday, my choir sang in the Choir Of The Year selection stage in Newcastle. We’d rehearsed for about a month, and had decided to perform Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine. COTY rules say you have 8 minutes to perform - any piece that goes over that time is discounted. So, the risk was, ... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was collecting money at a workshop recently (something I nearly always forget as I always get so carried away with the singing!) and somebody mentioned that they thought I wasn’t charging enough. &... read more
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Music Matters presents Sight Singing Workshop Sneaton castle Centre Whitby Sunday 10th June 10.30 -4pm £50 includes lunch tea/coffee breaks www.mmcourses.co.uk
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WORCESTER’S Elgar Chorale is holding a concert to raise notes of a financial kind in support of Acorns - but the charity is no stranger to the power of music. While the choir is excited about its Concert for Hope, which features Vivaldi’s Gloria on the bill, the known calming effect of listening to... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are choirs for gay men, choirs for women, choirs for socialists, choirs for hire, choirs for weddings and choirs for the deaf. There are Welsh choirs, youth choirs, gospel choirs, Bulgarian choirs, barbershop c... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I know quite a few people who love to sing with others, but somehow don’t ever get around to joining a choir or attending a singing workshop. Photo by toel-uru They know they will en... read more
