[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.”   Photo by Kaptain Kobold   Great idea. In principle. But how...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The Natural Voice Network (NVN) has done a great deal to dispel the myth that you have to be able to read music to be in a choir.   photo by...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs use written notation to learn and perform songs. Over time singers can come to depend on having the dots in front of them.   pho...

Resonare Fibris Vocal Ensemble is a group of choral music lovers with extensive experience in this field. Some of them are professional singers and music teachers. Its repertoire ranges from early to contemporary music. This group is conducted by Luisa D. Camacho

“Khreschatyk” Chamber Choir is a professional Mixed vocal body. The Choir was found in April 1994 and called after the central street of Kiev. The Choir acquired the status of ‘municipal’ in 1999, and has been financed by the Kievan Mayor’s Office s...  more“Khreschatyk” Chamber Choir is a professional Mixed vocal body. The Choir was found in April 1994 and called after the central street of Kiev. The Choir acquired the status of ‘municipal’ in 1999, and has been financed by the Kievan Mayor’s Office since then. In December 2009, the ensemble became ‘academic’. From February 2011 the official name “Khreschatyk” Academic Chamber Choir. Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine Larisa Bukhonskaya was the Choir founder and its Artistic Director until 2007. Since August 2007, after winning a representative contest, Pavel Struts, previously a long-standing Coryphaeus, became the Choir’s Artistic Director. The honorary title of Distinguished Artist of Ukraine was awarded to Pavel Struts in December 2009.  less

Cuore is an internationally award-winning auditioned Mixed-voice chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland and conducted by Amy Ryan. We sing challenging and rewarding music in a friendly committed environment with a wide range of ages and nationalities....  moreCuore is an internationally award-winning auditioned Mixed-voice chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland and conducted by Amy Ryan. We sing challenging and rewarding music in a friendly committed environment with a wide range of ages and nationalities. We have a particular affinity for contemporary classical music, having won prizes for interpretation at home and abroad, and regularly present Irish premieres at our Dublin concerts.  

Tania de Jong AM makes the case that people singing together can change the brain. Pushing the idea that creativity is the strategic tool of the 21st century, she says how our voices have been silenced and that it's not doing us any good. She explains how...  moreTania de Jong AM makes the case that people singing together can change the brain. Pushing the idea that creativity is the strategic tool of the 21st century, she says how our voices have been silenced and that it's not doing us any good. She explains how singing is a survival mechanism, how it makes our hearts beat together and can help heal strokes and depression. With singing, and the potential she believes it has, Tania dedicates herself to enhancing and promoting ingenuity and founded Creativity Australia and Creative Universe to do so. As a leading Australian soprano and through 'With One Voice', Tania works with disadvantaged communities. In 2008 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the arts and for the establishment and development of arts enrichment programs for schools and communities. Connect with Tania: Tw: @TaniadeJong FB: https://www.facebook.com/taniadjongam Ln: http://www.linkedin.com/in/taniadejong G+: https://plus.google.com/102004449932208558046/posts...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice c...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about why you shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss songs that aren’t in English. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) This week ...