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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing is very simple really: you open your mouth and the sound comes out. photo by chaosmunkey But we often allow our heads (and doubts and expectations and fears and ...) to get in the way. ... read more
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Founded in 2012, the 50-voice intergenerational women’s chorus, Belle Voci, has been using choral performances as a means for social good by supporting causes that primarily benefit women. The community-based ensemble includes “college students, recent graduates, mothers, grandmothers, three sets... 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] “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.” photo by Thomas Quine It’s amazing how many people can’t get their heads around the fact that ... read more
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When Mimi Bornstein invited singers to participate in a performance of Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia in celebration of Earth Day in 2005, she was shocked that more than 130 singers showed up to sing. The concert attracted an audience of 800 and raised $10,000 for the Tanglewood 4-H Camp. Ms. Bornstein&rsqu... read more
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Music has always had the powers to lift our spirits and make the day seem a little brighter. As we age, music can be one of the most comforting ways to connect with our favorite past-times. Hearing the song you once danced to with your sweetheart as a teenager or listening to a soundtrack from one of your favorite old ... read more
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Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a song, it can often take an extraordinary amount of effort to do ... read more
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The School of Hard Knocks is thrilled to present the Melbourne International Singers Festival, from 8 to 12 June 2017. Now celebrating its 8th year, the annual Melbourne International Singers Festival showcases world renowned artists, performers and educators in the magnificent venues in Melbourne's art preci... 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] There is something different and special about a residential learning experience. photo by Martyn Gorman A whole day of singing is great, but to spend an entire weekend (or even a week) with a b... read more
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Named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Kansas (population approx. 20,000) was settled in 1876 near the border of Missouri. The city’s primary employer was Pittsburg & Midway Company, a coal mining company created in 1879 that attracted Southern and Eastern European mine workers in t... read more
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Come and sing with us this summer at the Ingenium Academy! Would you like to spend your summer making great music, with new friends from all over the world? Want to sing and spend three weeks in a beautiful 14th-century school in historic Winchester, working with some of the biggest names in UK choral music an... read more
