ToDay, I received an unexpected blast from the past that brought back so many memories. Google reminded me of a beautiful drawing done by Alan for the cover of "I Will Dream With You." It's incredible how time flies because exactly one year and one Day ag...
A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful Day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...
After an outing at our latest Sing Day in North Yorkshire, this lovely gently flowing arrangement of Tim Knight's 'The Lord bless you and keep you' proved to be immensely popular so we've now made it available on our website (you can also source the piece...
Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately. Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a Day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there isn't enough time! In the l...
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I watched a TV documentary the other Day called How a choir works with Gareth Malone. Photo by TheCamerons At one point he talked about...
Music has always had the powers to lift our spirits and make the Day seem a little brighter. As we age, music can be one of the most comforting ways to connect with our favorite past-times. Hearing the song you once danced to with your sweetheart as a tee...
A Year As a Nomad: April 4, 2023, marked the last Day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minutes, I was on a plane to London. What happened during all that time? ...
SABELANI Music Initiative has put on hold workshops due to the Lock Down enforced by the S. African Government on the 27th March.If the Lock Down is lifted on the 16th April as planned we will be celebrating World Voice Day on the 18th April as well as jo...
This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' blog. I was reading an article posted to Facebook the other Day. Esa-Pekka Salonen became a conductor when he filled in for an absent colleague. In the following sh...
