[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The OK Chorale have just started back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...

- CHRISTMAS ALBUMS: http://bit.ly/x-mas-2 - "BEST OF 2010-2012" ALBUM: http://bit.ly/a-cappella - ORDER LEARNING Tracks: julien.neel (at) gmail.com --- Lyrics (French) Minuit, chrétiens, c'est l'heure solennelle, Où l'Homme Dieu descendit jusqu'à n...  more- CHRISTMAS ALBUMS: http://bit.ly/x-mas-2 - "BEST OF 2010-2012" ALBUM: http://bit.ly/a-cappella - ORDER LEARNING Tracks: julien.neel (at) gmail.com --- Lyrics (French) Minuit, chrétiens, c'est l'heure solennelle, Où l'Homme Dieu descendit jusqu'à nous Pour effacer la tache originelle Et de Son Père arrêter le courroux. Le monde entier tressaille d'espérance En cette nuit qui lui donne un Sauveur. Peuple à genoux, attends ta délivrance. Noël, Noël, voici le Rédempteur, Noël, Noël, voici le Rédempteur ! --- Lyrics (English) Midnight, Christians, it is the solemn hour, When God as man descended unto us To erase the stain of original sin And to end the wrath of His Father. The entire world thrills with hope On this night that gives it a Savior. People kneel down, wait for your deliverance. Christmas, Christmas, here is the Redeemer, Christmas, Christmas, here is the Redeemer!  less

When most people think of choir warmups, they picture scales, tongue twisters, or breathing exercises - all designed to help singers find their pitch, focus their sound, and prepare for Rehearsal. And of course, that’s exactly what warmups do, and w...

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009   I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform Rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] How long’s a piece of string? There are so many options that I’m not going to specify any particular type or model.   photo by svennev...

Crescendo is the evolution of the choir, our growth as individuals and as a group ‎from the very first Rehearsal to finally singing for our audience at L’Auditori.‎ It’s an empowering life experience resulting from the intense months of work and rehear...  moreCrescendo is the evolution of the choir, our growth as individuals and as a group ‎from the very first Rehearsal to finally singing for our audience at L’Auditori.‎ It’s an empowering life experience resulting from the intense months of work and Rehearsals, ‎a learning process and a fantastic opportunity to share, to be supportive and to persevere in ‎our personal and collective dreams.‎ In this concert we present the Symphony for Strings No. 8 by William Herschel, ‎musician and astronomer who went down in history as the discoverer of the planet Uranus in ‎‎1781. This work will be followed by the dance of planets and stars of La Lluna by ‎Ian Shaw, a work based on the poem by Jacint Verdaguer and winner of the second edition ‎of the El Cor Canta International Composition Competition for Choir and Orchestra. The ‎concert will be rounded off with a call for peace with Missa per la Pau (Mass for ‎Peace), by Salvador Brotons.‎  less

North Sky Chorale performance in Saskatoon, SK in May 2023. Sheet music is a Free download made available by the composer in the link provided.

Bradley University John Jost, conductor - - - score, practice Tracks, pronunciation guide: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/diplomasi-3-men-ale-men-vini/ - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - English Translation: III. GIV...  moreBradley University John Jost, conductor - - - score, practice Tracks, pronunciation guide: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/diplomasi-3-men-ale-men-vini/ - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - English Translation: III. GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles make good friends. The knife may be sharp, it never scrapes its handle. Those who always share never die of hunger. Long lives Diplomacy! Long lives Fraternity! - - - III. DAR y RECIBIR Un poco de Dar y Recibir sostiene una amistad, Tu tienes camas para vender, Yo necesito comprar. Los vecinos son familia, Buenos acertijos hacen buenos amigos. El cuchillo puede ser afilado, pero nunca raspará su mango. Quienes siempre comparten no morirán de hambre. Larga vida a la Diplomacia! Larga vida a la Fraternidad!  less

"The Prayer of St Francis of Assisi" for SATB Chorus A Cappella by Bernard Heyes. For scores email bernardjdheyes@talktalk.net. For more information and Free downdoads visit www.bernardheyes.org.uk

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a Rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...