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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As choir starts back after a break, you might notice a few new faces in the ranks. photo by Scott A. Thornbloom Bringing in new recruits maintains the lifeblood of a choir, but what are the pros... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choirs will be starting back soon after a long break. photo by velkr0 This is the perfect time to shake things up a bit if you feel things have gone a bit stale. It’s very easy for s... read more
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http://fiestalonia.net/fest/training-...onductors/ One of the most important components of all the international choral festivals organized by Fiestalonia is the education and direct exchange of experience between the members of the choirs and the choir conductors. However, sometimes the cont... read more
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This October, as part of Queensland Mental Health Week 2017, the School of Hard Knocks is excited to head to the Sunshine Coast, and we invite you to join our un-auditioned project choir—the inaugural ‘Absolutely Everybody’ Sunshine Coast Choir. This is a ’not-to-be-missed’ opport... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] How many times have you been standing next to someone in your choir section and realised that they’re singing something different from you? photo by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez Are... read more
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You are here because you have an interest in choral music. I'm here because it is my passion. I compose, sing, direct and arrange choral music -- my choir, The Stairwell Carollers, is my instrument. I've been tuning this instrument now for nearly 40 years, and it never gets old. They... read more
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(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor: How on earth do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along at full throttle? Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right about my being able to hear everything. It's not necessari... read more
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"Amor Vittorioso" was written in 1591 as part of a musical Commedia dell'arte. What could that have to do with half hour TV comedies? Well, I'll tell you. Did you know that Renaissance Madrigals helped birth Opera and Operettas? Yeah, I didn't either and it explains a lot. All those Fa la la la las and ot... read more
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Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I shampooed out my grey at home in 20 minutes. This was our 4th a... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choir leaders often ask me where I source my songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding songs for your choir and Easy songs for your choir. One place you can get some tried a... read more
