[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a dr...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time (Tuning up – where do start notes come from?) I talked about my aim of being able to give out a single note to my choir, instead of having t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir member. Choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila This week I ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] After the long summer break, I used to arrive really early at the first choir session, sit by the door, and worry that nobody would come back. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Certain people are rather dismissive of “Singing for fun” choirs. If it’s for fun then it can’t possibly be of any quality. ...
Epitaphium for Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) and tubular bells ad libitum by Roberto Brisotto (1972) Lyrics by Marco Valerio Marziale (30 o 41 d.c./108 d.c.) "To the memory of the Syrians children killed in the bombings of the April 2017" Youth Mixed Choir ... more
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We all know that joining a choir is a good thing to do. But it might not suit everyone. photo by Dave Pearce Here are five reasons why it mig...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I use the word ‘choir’, an image will pop into most people’s minds. a bunch of fidgety 7-year-olds...
Classicappella Saturday 4 July, 10.30am (doors open 10am) to 4.30pm Stamford United Reformed Church Hall29 Broad StreetStamford PE9 1PJ We are all familiar with classical choral pieces such as Handel's Messiah, Faure's Requiem and Bach's St Mat...
