[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...

More than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz. Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of R...  moreMore than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz. Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of Rheinland-Palatinate choir music.  

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  Isn't it the truth?  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.  What is it that is holding you back?  Have you thought that maybe YOU should be the director of t...

The Graduate Choir NZ with Nicholas Sutcliffe (organ) perform "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Words: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) Hymn tune: Repton - C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) Arrangement Verse 3: Sir David Willcock...  moreThe Graduate Choir NZ with Nicholas Sutcliffe (organ) perform "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Words: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) Hymn tune: Repton - C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) Arrangement Verse 3: Sir David Willcocks (b. 1919) --- The Graduate Choir NZ Director of Music: Terence Maskell http://www.graduatechoir.co.nz http://www.facebook.com/TheGraduateChoirNZ http://www.twitter.com/GraduateChoirNZ --- Praise Be - http://tvnz.co.nz/praise-be --- Recorded 31 August 2011 at Pitt St Methodist Church, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.methodistcentral.org.nz ---  less

Jungle Drum, as performed by the Drakensberg Boys Choir on Wednesday 9 March. Composed by Emilíana Torrini

Dan Forrest's REQUIEM FOR THE LIVING 1. Introit-Kyrie 2. Vanitas Vanitatum Voices of the Commonwealth Northern Kentucky Youth Sinfonia Tony Burdette, conductor St. John's United Church of Christ Newport, Kentucky November 16, 2014

Recorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CAROLS-notes-rev.pdf ...  moreRecorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CAROLS-notes-rev.pdf ...... The angel Gabriel from heaven came His wings as drifted snow his eyes as flame "All hail" said he "thou lowly maiden Mary, Most Highly favored lady," Gloria! "For know a blessed mother thou shalt be, All generations laud and honor thee, Thy Son shall be Emanuel, by seers foretold Most Highly favored lady," Gloria! Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head "To me be as it pleaseth God," she said, "My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name." Most Highly favored lady. Gloria! Of her, Emanuel, the Christ was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:1 "Most Highly favored lady," Gloria!  less

Da Nobis Pacem, Domine - Composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. As Performed by the Drakensberg Boys Choir on Wednesday 20 April 2011.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central AfricA. Living in the rA...

Conductor: Ronell Onate Musica Sacra Choir Festival Phil- Am Life Auditorium September 17, 2011