[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve been rather under the weather lately.     I’m not after sympathy, but I did want to write about how we struggle with ou...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes you might hAve to learn your song part from a recording rather than with everyone else together in a choir session.   photo by Kat...

Saint Alexander choir was founded by Ioannis Kottoros, Cantor at Saint Alexander’s Church in Palaion Faliron, in 1943 and conducted by him until 2006. However, the existence of a primary form of the choir conducted by Agesilaos Papantoniou and then Ioanni...  moreSaint Alexander choir was founded by Ioannis Kottoros, Cantor at Saint Alexander’s Church in Palaion Faliron, in 1943 and conducted by him until 2006. However, the existence of a primary form of the choir conducted by Agesilaos Papantoniou and then Ioannis Kottoros in succession is traced in 1930s. Since its foundation the choir has had an exclusive and leading position in the parish ecclesiastical music, and, like Saint Alexander’s Church, follows the eastern orthodox doctrine and comes under the Holy Metropolis of Nea Smyrni. Both the choir and the former conductor Ioannis Kottoros hAve been awarded several times; recently, in 2005, they were honoured with the Golden Cross of Apostle Paul by His Beatitude the late Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Christodoulos. The choir consists totally of men and performs the choral part during the Divine Liturgy in Saint Alexander’s Church every Sunday (10.20 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.) of its operational year, which begins on the first Sunday of November and lasts until...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

1943 - 2013 : Our choir has just completed 70 years of life, since 1943, when it was established in Palaion Faliron (Athens, Greece) during the dark years of the of World War II, and never stopped singing since then....   We feel proud of its histo...

"Corale Novantanove"-L'Aquila Dir. Ettore Maria Del Romano

Stoyan Babekov (*1936) - "Tebe poem"("We sing Thee") №3 Performed by "Аve Musica" choir - Sofia, Bulgaria. Conductor - Tania Nikleva-Vladeva Live recording from the Christmas concert on December 11, 2013 . "St. Josef" Catholic cathedral - Sofia. Cam...  moreStoyan Babekov (*1936) - "Tebe poem"("We sing Thee") №3 Performed by "Аve Musica" choir - Sofia, Bulgaria. Conductor - Tania Nikleva-Vladeva Live recording from the Christmas concert on December 11, 2013 . "St. Josef" Catholic cathedral - Sofia. Camera: Zdravka Stefanova  

Sacred choral music forms an integral part of the mass and has been practiced in various forms since the 4th century. Much of the current scores originate from the renaissance period and later, and are by composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Mozart, Hande...  moreSacred choral music forms an integral part of the mass and has been practiced in various forms since the 4th century. Much of the current scores originate from the renaissance period and later, and are by composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Mozart, Handel, & Tallis amongst others. St George’s RC Church Sudburyhttp://stgeorgessudbury.org.uk/ is a Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Westminsterhttp://www.rcdow.org.uk/ it was consecrated in 1928 and modelled on a pre-reformation English Church. By 1933 there was a regular Sung Mass every Sunday with organ. The singers (all male) were professionals hired by the Parish Priest. Within a short time there were sufficient men available for a choir trained by Frank Adams and they sang at Mass and on Sunday evenings at Vespers and Benediction. They were fully vested in cassock and surplice and sat in choir s...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I reckon I’m a fairly experienced teacher and workshop leader. I’ve been teaching in one form or another for almost 35 years.   &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...