[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...

See us on YouTube. Input "Hawaii Sacred Choir" A special video is "A Hawaiian Hallelujah" We are the only King's College-type choir (with choirboys, choirgirls and adult ATBs) in Hawai'i. We h...  moreSee us on YouTube. Input "Hawaii Sacred Choir" A special video is "A Hawaiian Hallelujah" We are the only King's College-type choir (with choirboys, choirgirls and adult ATBs) in Hawai'i. We have been invited by Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, UK, to sing as "choir in residence" for a week in July 2014, taking over their choir's duties of singing 8 services that week. We are the only Hawai'i choir to belong to the Royal School of Church Music, and we use their adjudication standards to award medals which are internationally recognized by the RSCM. We sing sacred music in English, Latin, and Hawaiian. We are always looking for new choristers. Auditions are year-around, although placement occurs only in fall semester and spring semester. We are a choir School who trains choristers in choral technique of the Highest standards. Our ages range from 7 to 73 years old. All of our choristers passed an auditio...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the Singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...

Utah Chamber Artists sings The Star-spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. This arrangement by Barlow Bradford was first performed in 1998 by Utah Chamber Artists at the Delta Center leading up to a Utah Jazz game. If you're attending concerts or sporting ...  moreUtah Chamber Artists sings The Star-spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. This arrangement by Barlow Bradford was first performed in 1998 by Utah Chamber Artists at the Delta Center leading up to a Utah Jazz game. If you're attending concerts or sporting events this weekend, you'll be hearing this song a lot. Utah Chamber Artists is honored to present our rendition as we celebrate America's independence.  

Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor.  We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the Singers and of the audience me...

Robert Pešut, Barbara Pešut, prir. Aljaž Bastič - Samo ljubezen The recording of groups's first annual concert. Singing is youth Vocal group Uosm. The concert took place in the hall of the music School of Trbovlje on Sunday, 30 March 2014, at 19 p m. ...  moreRobert Pešut, Barbara Pešut, prir. Aljaž Bastič - Samo ljubezen The recording of groups's first annual concert. Singing is youth Vocal group Uosm. The concert took place in the hall of the music School of Trbovlje on Sunday, 30 March 2014, at 19 p m. Group members are Eva Amon and Brina Dragar (soprano), Maruša Borovšak and Barbara Kadunc (alto), Žan Rojko and Aljaž Bastič (tenor) and Črt Dragar and Rok Hvala (bass). The group's informal leader is Aljaž Bastič  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many Singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the Singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...