• Chris Rowbury

    Singing is all about listening

    Added April 27, 2016 by Chris Rowbury - 5128 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!).  ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Your singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

    Added April 20, 2016 by Chris Rowbury - 1520 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need singing lessons in order to sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was that many people are frightened to sing in public before they&rsq... read more

  • meeting music

    Great place for great performances

    Added April 18, 2016 by meeting music - 677 views - 0 comments

    Let’s a talk about the other concert hall regarding Choral Celebration and Laurea Mundi Budapest: The Palace of Arts, known to Hungarians simply as Müpa is one of Hungary's best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institutions. It provides perfect home for classical, contemporary, popu... read more

  • meeting music

    Where the miracles born - stages of Laurea Mundi Budapest

    Added April 16, 2016 by meeting music - 1007 views - 0 comments

    Have a look inside - find out where competitions will be held at Laurea Mundi Budapest and the International Honor Choirs, where Artistic Directors Henry Leck, Treble Choir, and Gábor Hollerung, Mixed Choir, will conduct a program celebrating the legacy of Zoltán Kodály which will premiere a new Hu... read more

  • Mårten Jansson

    New edition from Bärenreiter: Missa Popularis for SSA or SSATB with string quartet

    Added April 15, 2016 by Mårten Jansson - 977 views - 0 comments

    A very Swedish affair…Folk music plays a very important role in Sweden. Wherever people meet and celebrate, you will be surrounded by music, singing and dancing. The Swedish composer Mårten Jansson is deeply rooted in this tradition which inspired him to compose the “Missa Popularis”. This mass... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Can you be the wrong age to sing?

    Added April 13, 2016 by Chris Rowbury - 1306 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit into one of these, then woe betide you!   the three ages The groupings (and w... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Fabulous Singers Festivals in Brisbane and Melbourne, June 2016

    Added April 13, 2016 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 625 views - 0 comments

    “Unforgettable experiences, not just a festival” The School of Hard Knocks is thrilled to present both the Brisbane International Singers Festival, from 3 to 5 June AND the Melbourne International Singers Festival, from 10 to 13 June 2016.    Dr Jonathon Welch AM, creator and founding Artisti... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    ALBION at Great Addington

    Added April 9, 2016 by Andrew Throssell - 915 views - 0 comments

    SUNDAY 24 APRIL at 1.00pm ALL SAINTS CHURCH, GREAT ADDINGTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN14 4BH - website www.nenecrossings.org.uk Tickets (including wine and canapés) £10.  Call Maggie 01536 330384 or emailmm.etheridge@icloud.com

  • Andrew Throssell

    ALBION at Saint Andrews

    Added April 9, 2016 by Andrew Throssell - 892 views - 0 comments

    SATURDAY 23 APRIL at 7.30pm ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, BEDFORD, MK40 2PF - website www.standrewsbedford.orgTickets £10 / £8 / £4 / free.  Call 01234 216881 or email musa@saintandrewsbedford.org

  • Andrew Throssell

    Albion on Song

    Added April 9, 2016 by Andrew Throssell - 875 views - 0 comments

    BE PART OF IT. We present a spring evening concert with enchanting harmonies, soaring voices, and dramatic candlelit presentation ALBION ALES. Included in the ticket price is a pint of Albion real ale (from the Abbeydale Brewery)   - or a wine or soft alternative  CATCH US WHILE YOU CAN. We don't have any... read more