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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing. Photo by willsfca The same goes for most other countries in Asia. ... read more
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London Community Gospel Choir will be hosting what is bound to be an amazing concert later this month in London. Tickets just £5. Read more about the event on my blogsite
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] One of the many bees in my bonnet is the photographs of choirs. Photo by sludgeulper I have yet to see a photo of any reasonably sized choir (say, over 30 members) which is of any interest 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] A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals: As I was just saying. Photo by vernh... read more
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You can now see members of The Really Big Chorus doing their bit for the Global Sing for Peace, recording the Agnus Dei from Karl Jenkins 'The Armed Man' at Abbey Road Studios in June (see the video here). More of us are recently returned from New York where we sang at the Lincoln Centre as g... read more
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„…I want to make a trip. With my choir friends. Seeing famous cities and sights. Also having sun, beach and sea. Meeting new folks from all around and sing with them. I want to stroll around a Mediterranean old town in the evenings hearing music and making music myself. I’d like to experience the exc... read more
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(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!) [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn term. Photo by chrisdonia Singers floc... 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 don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring. Photot by ToniVC But a few years ago I found myself watching a concert by the first choir ... 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 to sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only time I sing! WorldSong choir, Coventry But to do that you need other voices. And it’s quite handy if you all know some ... 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 watched a TV documentary the other day called How a choir works with Gareth Malone. Photo by TheCamerons At one point he talked about the role of the conductor. He said how it’s possible for t... read more
