Academic choir ''Ivan Goran Kovačić'' was founded in 1948. The choir was directed by highly regarded Croatian Musicians Mladen Jagušt, Duško Prašelj, Lovro Županović, Adalbert Marković, Dinko Fio, Vladimir Kranjčević, and Saša Britvić. Since The beginning...  moreAcademic choir ''Ivan Goran Kovačić'' was founded in 1948. The choir was directed by highly regarded Croatian Musicians Mladen Jagušt, Duško Prašelj, Lovro Županović, Adalbert Marković, Dinko Fio, Vladimir Kranjčević, and Saša Britvić. Since The beginning of 2003 The choir's artistic director is Luka Vukšić. The director's assistant is Veton Marevci. The choir's performances have been conducted by Croatia's and world's most eminent Musicians, such as Lovro von Matačić, Milan Horvat, Zubin Mehta, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Krzysztof Penderecki, Lorin Maazel, Ennio Morricone, Noam Sheriff, Gerd Albrecht, Kazushi Ono, Alun Francis, Hans Graf, Kurt Masur, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Valerij Gergijev, and Sir Neville Marriner. The members of The choir, also referred to as 'Goranovci', have performed with many opera singers, The most prominent among Them being Vladimir Ruždjak, Ruža Pospiš - Baldani, Ruggiero Raimondi, Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Inva Mula, and many oThers. Numerous guest performances of The choir have taken pla...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Singing togeTher is one of The most egalitarian experiences we can have.   Photo by wynlok   It doesn’t matter how much you earn, wh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There have been plenty of UK television programmes over The years which have involved solo Singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...

You may be teaching yourself how to sing (by reading books and watching videos online) or taking Singing lessons to improve your voice. As a beginner singer, you need a lot of real time feedback and guidance.   I still remember tak...

[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...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   People pay good money to come on a Singing course and want to sing as much as They can.     But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

The late Ella Fitzgerald, who was known as one of The best female vocalists of her time, was once quoted as saying: “The only thing better than Singing is more Singing.” In The USA alone, more than 28.5 million people regularly sing in one of ...

Dear Collegues, Great travelling Opportunity to China!   Please see: Announcement of The 2nd Great Choir Festival in Qingdao City, Jimo district 2018: The association of Musicians China and Peoples Government of Jimo district of Qingdao city is org...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   How many times have you been standing next to someone in your choir section and realised that They’re Singing something different from you? &n...