[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

Pektoral chamber Choir (Kyiv, Ukraine). Art Directior - Andriy Karpinets 1. M. Leontovych "At Your Kingdom", solo - Vladimir Polyanskiy. 2. Ukraininan Church Chant of XVIII century Fragment of the concert in Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter & Pa...  morePektoral chamber Choir (Kyiv, Ukraine). Art Directior - Andriy Karpinets 1. M. Leontovych "At Your Kingdom", solo - Vladimir Polyanskiy. 2. Ukraininan Church Chant of XVIII century Fragment of the concert in Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter & Paul (Siauliai, Lithuania, January - 2011). Special thanks to Mr. Juozas Valiušaitis (Vilnius) for creating of this video. Our SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/pektoral-chamber-choir/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PektoralChoir.Ukraine  less

Psalm 117 for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000) Performed by the Peace College chamber Singers Raleigh, North Carolina James S. Smith, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2001 by Ione Pres...  morePsalm 117 for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000) Performed by the Peace College chamber Singers Raleigh, North Carolina James S. Smith, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2001 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5776 Recording: © Copyright by William Peace University Raleigh, North Carolina. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Justin G. Roy Vice President for Communications and Marketing William Peace University.  less

Go Forth on your journey, Movement 8 of Requiem aeternam by UK Composer Tim Knight

Premiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College chamber Singers, and the California State University, ...  morePremiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College chamber Singers, and the California State University, East Bay Choral Union (The East Bay Singers and Oratorio Society), Buddy James, conductor Palo Alto High School Concert Choir, Michael Najar, director Las Positas College chamber Choir, Robert Lappa, director  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] [NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

The Gesualdo Six are a vocal sextet specialising in the performance of renaissance polyphony, directed by Owain Park. The ensemble is made up of undergraduates and graduates of Cambridge University, and currently the choirs of King’s, St John’s and Trinit...  moreThe Gesualdo Six are a vocal sextet specialising in the performance of renaissance polyphony, directed by Owain Park. The ensemble is made up of undergraduates and graduates of Cambridge University, and currently the choirs of King’s, St John’s and Trinity colleges are represented. Recent concerts have included performances of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (Feria Quinta), Monteverdi madrigals and anthems by Byrd. The ensemble has also performed music by Ligeti, Rheinberger and arrangements by Philip Lawson. Future engagements include a lunchtime concert in the Cambridge St John’s Music Festival, as well as concerts at Jesus and Caius colleges.  less

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...