(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every Day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other Day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...
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...
Through the past thousands of years, choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more part of our everyDay lives. We can only contemplate how it started - maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowaDays, choir singing - and mus...
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? ...
