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The Association of British Choral Directors Midlands Region are holding a training day for conductors and singing leaders with sessions led by Sue Hollingworth and Liz Garnett. Venue: The Coton Centre,Tamworth, StaffordshireDate: Saturday 10 March 2012Time: 1.00-5.00pmCost: £5 for abcd members / ... read more
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Do you love to sing? Do you like to Travel? Can you Sight-Read? Are you Talented? How about using your talents and abilities for a good cause? The Salt and Light Chorale is an SATB choir that sings music from a variety of genres such as: Gospel, Spirituals, Jazz, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and... read more
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Bridgnorth Choral Society are delighted to announce and welcome the appointment of local musician Sally Barras as their new accompanist. Originally from the South-east, Sally obtained a BMus(Hons) degree from Cardiff University before relocating to Bridgnorth, where she has found the inspiration to pursu... 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 love singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.” So why haven’t you joined a choir or come to a singing workshop? missing singing At the end 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] It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way. Quite often choir members come up to me to ask why we don’t enter. I tell them that’s it&rsquo... read more
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If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting time complaining that they’re not warmed up yet when there’s real work to be done, s... read more
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Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know about a book/ cd set that Ive just published. It's a collection of Makwayera style songs from Zimbabwe and includes 12 transcriptions and an accompanying CD of field recordings (24 tracks). Makwayera singing is a rich tradition: those of you familiar with South African ... 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 regularly run weekend workshops with up to 40 singers. Photo by Dennis Mojado Sometimes I include name games to get to know people, but I never, ever end up remembering the names! ... read more
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The Salt and Light Chorale will be held this Saturday Febuary 18th from 10am - 12pm. Location of the audtion is The Winthrop School 905 Winthrop St. Brooklyn, NY 11203 If interested in auditioning, contact Conductor - John Hunter at hunterjj14@mounties.mansfield.edu ... 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 running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. I have heard this before in various forms, but th... read more
