Wheaton College Men's Glee Club Mary Hopper conductor excerpt from the Choral Showcase Concert Wheaton College Women's Chorale & Men's Glee Club Mary Hopper, conductor Wheaton College Concert Choir John William Trotter, conductor April 17, 2021

One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’  This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...

[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...

Competition performance of "Hoërskool Jeugland Girls Choir " from South Africa at "Musica Sacra a Roma" 2011 (Cat. G - Musica Sacra - Cildren's and youth choirs) Program: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Jesu Rex admirabilis Z. Randall Stroope - T...  moreCompetition performance of "Hoërskool Jeugland Girls Choir " from South Africa at "Musica Sacra a Roma" 2011 (Cat. G - Musica Sacra - Cildren's and youth choirs) Program: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Jesu Rex admirabilis Z. Randall Stroope - there is no rose H. Pieter van der Westhuizen - Lof aan die Skepper Read more about the event: http://blog.interkultur.com  

I'm new to this site, but I thought I'd start off by saying I searched so long for a Chanukah song for my West Los Angeles Children's choir to sing, I finally got my (pro lyricist) husband to write one with me!  We got some of the kids to record and...

Hi everybody - I just thought it was worth letting you know that Charles MacDougall (solo tenor, previous member of VOCES8) and I have recorded a very lighthearted single of a recent Christmas Carol of mine - and we hope you enjoy it! You can listen to i...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   2012 is almost over so I thought it would be an idea to look back on my most popular posts of the year in case you missed any of them. Just click on the tit...

Who are we? Well, we are the Kórus Spontánusz! That was our answer, unexpected even for us, since we hadn’t thought of a name yet. It happened on a December night in 2001 in Sopron in front of the Dömötöri Patisserie where we sang Christmas carols for ...  moreWho are we? Well, we are the Kórus Spontánusz! That was our answer, unexpected even for us, since we hadn’t thought of a name yet. It happened on a December night in 2001 in Sopron in front of the Dömötöri Patisserie where we sang Christmas carols for the passersby. We didn’t notice being founded, only the joy of polyphonic singing. It was, and still is our experience that making music together strengthens existing friendships and facilitates the development of new ones. We started out with 13 people and our numbers have only been growing ever since, we count 25-35 members on average. We gladly sing anything may that be it religious or secular, Hungarian or from abroad regardless of its period or language if it fits our skills and numbers. We sing in churches, restaurants, museums, the Academy of Music, small villages in Hungary or Austria, at international competitions, libraries – anyplace where we are welcome. Singing in a choir is a demanding activity; it takes a lot of time, energy, discipline a...    less

I thought you might be interested in a new venture of mine.     I’m about to publish a free, monthly roundup of music news delivered straight to your inbox. As those of you who follow my Facebook Page know, I regularly post interesti...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a busy concert time for most choirs.     I thought I'd give an account of a typical concert by one of my community choirs. This ...