[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of Singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...

“For many of us, the voice works well even though our core isn’t as well coordinated as it could be. However, when the voice and/or breath aren’t working well or you go through a physical change that results in a negative shift in the fu...

Hello ALL Gospel Singers. We are hosting our 4th Annual Gospel Explosion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, we are approximately one hour from Frankfurt. Please join us this year. More information at http://gospelexplosion.j4hministry.org/

Performance of Imant Raminsh's In The Night We Shall Go In at the 2013 Tennessee ACDA conference, First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN (Live)

This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines".  These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training.  Our performance group o...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...

Choirs often concentrate on pitch and blend, but it is rhythm that truly binds the music together. This workshop shifts the focus to cultivating a shared sense of pulse and equips Singers with practical techniques to overcome rhythmic challenges in choral...

Innismara, meaning “island in the sea” in Irish Gaelic, is an autonomous vocal chamber Ensemble that fills a gap in the rich tapestry of choral music in Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprised of professionally trained musicians, Innismara is dedicated to th...  moreInnismara, meaning “island in the sea” in Irish Gaelic, is an autonomous vocal chamber Ensemble that fills a gap in the rich tapestry of choral music in Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprised of professionally trained musicians, Innismara is dedicated to the performance of the intimate and hidden treasures of the vocal Ensemble repertoire. Innismara made its debut in the summer of 2010 at Muses and Minstrels: A Festival of Early Performing Arts held in conjunction with the Cupids 400 celebrations. In collaboration with the Hot Earth Ensemble, Innismara performed music from the late Renaissance and early Baroque, highlights of which were recorded for national broadcast on CBC Radio. The success of these performances led to an invitation to participate in a series of workshops and performances in the Labrador Inuit communities of Nunatsiavut in the spring of 2011. The entire exchange project was recorded by film-maker Nigel Markham and CBC radio producer Francesca Swann for a documentary film on the choral tra...    less

This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' blog.    Have you ever walked through a mall or downtown and "people watched"?  Oh my.  There are people walking around who, in my mother's words, would be horrified if thei...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your choir to stand in the right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and si...