[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces. Photo by...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many people hAve no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people hAve been singing (and l...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] There were two articles in the UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning the fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols together as much as we u...
The Celebration Singers are multi-generational ambassadors of song drawing music from a breadth of genres and cultures. The choir's commitment to artistic excellence and its engaging and dynamic style provide its diverse singers and audiences with a compe... more
Northern Lights: An Evening with Noctis Noctis are delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed pianist, Maria Garcia, for their Summer concert exploring the works of several prominent figures in the contemporary choral music scene, inc...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could. Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...
