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blog: How to put on a successful concert 2: Songs and concert structure

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

blog: Why I record the Songs at the end of every singing workshop I lead

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

New Dublin Voices
group: New Dublin Voices

New Dublin Voices was founded by conductor Bernie Sherlock in October 2005. NDV, whose concerts range in style and period from the medieval to the contemporary, takes special pleasure in exploring the music of living composers and has given many Irish pre...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">New Dublin Voices was founded by conductor Bernie Sherlock in October 2005. NDV, whose concerts range in style and period from the medieval to the contemporary, takes special pleasure in exploring the music of living composers and has given many Irish premières –including James Macmillan’s Cantos Sagrados and Penderecki’s Stabat Mater – as well as eight world premières of works by Irish composers including Linda Buckley, Enda Bates, Jonathan Nangle, Garrett Sholdice, and Ian Wilson. As well as giving concerts, NDV is a regular participant in competitions, both internationally and at home in Ireland. Recent awards include: • Italy: Three prizes at the 2010 Concorso Polifónico Guido d'Arezzo including First Prize in the Renaissance competition. • Ireland: Second Prize overall, the Schuman/Europe Award, and the International Jury Award at the 2010 Fleischmann International Competition, Cork International Choral Festival. • Hungary: Overall winner (The Grand Prix) and the Interkultur Special Prize for bes...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

blog: Why can’t we sing more Songs in English?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign Songs.     I point out that ...

Five Hebrew Love Songs
video: Five Hebrew Love Songs

【夏夜、玫瑰、情】2007夏季演唱會 Conductor: Chia-Fen, Weng Composer: Eric Whitacre More information about composer and this song please visit: http://ericwhitacre.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-five-hebrew-love-Songs/

blog: Sometimes the old Songs are the best – finding the balance between new and familiar

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new Songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

blog: Why do choirs stand in sections to learn Songs? Here’s an alternative that might work better!

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

blog: Are ALL Songs suitable for purely vocal arrangements?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new Songs to use with my singing workshops and choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...

Choralairs of North York
group: Choralairs of North York

The Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular Songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk Songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">The Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular Songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk Songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just a love of singing and the ability to carry a tune! We rehearse from September to June on Tuesday evenings in the Bathurst and Finch area. We also perform regularly for seniors at residences in the GTA. All are welcome at our annual public concerts held in June. President: Yoram Beer 647-709-8927 New Members Coordinators: Elaine Rose 647-692-9213 choralairs@gmail.com www.choralairs.com  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less