[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People are always asking me how they can learn to sing. Everyone is already a singer of course, but it’s always possible to learn how to sing b...

► Complete playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKXwvyq1q-ehv4KOX9Mx56hG626lTGV2U During a Saturday night in June the first open-air concert took place on one of the most beautiful university campuses in Europe. the event had a picnic chara...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more► Complete playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKXwvyq1q-ehv4KOX9Mx56hG626lTGV2U During a Saturday night in June the first open-air concert took place on one of the most beautiful university campuses in Europe. the event had a picnic character and took place on June 16 in the evening in the courtyard with fountains in front of the Main Building of the Gdańsk University of Technology. the program includes works by Georg Friedrich Handel performed by the Baroque orchestra and academic choirs from Gdańsk and Kraków, as well as a fireworks show. the concert repertoire includes pieces by George Frideric Handel, such as the coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" and "my heart is inditing", "Water Music" and "Music for the Royal Fireworks" were performed. the music scene was set on the stairs in front of the Main Building. the musical side of the evening was made more attractive by the fireworks show, which accompanied the performance of the last part of "Music for the Royal Fireworks".  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Melodical Sensations performing Sarafina songs, Safa saphela isizwe esimnyama, freedom is coming tomorrow and Sarafina dance moves. This video was made to commemorate the youth of 1976 that embarked on the march to oppose the Bantu education. Today we ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreMelodical Sensations performing Sarafina songs, Safa saphela isizwe esimnyama, freedom is coming tomorrow and Sarafina dance moves. This video was made to commemorate the youth of 1976 that embarked on the march to oppose the Bantu education. Today we are celebrating their lives through music and dancing. Credits Leading Vocals: Bheki Khathwayo, Mandisa Mbatha & Nonhle Khumalo. Conductor: Sizwe Buthelezi Composer: Sizwe Buthelezi Video cred: Bongani Nkosi Sound cred: Thabiso Mbatha Connect with us Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MelodicalSensations instagram https://www.instagram.com/melodical_sensations Twitter https://www.twitter.com/m_sensations Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/melodicalsensations Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@melodicalsensations #Sarafina #16June #Youthday #imbewuChallenge  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Soloists: Jane Hamilton and Drew Malcolm Band: Annie Smart-Piano, Laurie Hamilton-Bass, Steve Hamilton-Drums

Have you heard Albion?   Now is your chance to sing with them and perform.   After the lovely massed singing at Christmas, this year we're holding a Come and sing! Absorb some of the Albion techniques, work closely with the singers in a ch...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I love harmony singing. But sometimes I don’t have the luxury of other people to sing with. Here are some ways to sing harmony, even if you’re on...

the second of "Two poems by Thomas Moore" with me directing the Concentus Nymphae feminine choir the score is available for free at IMSLP: http://imslp.org/wiki/Two_Poems_by_Thomas_Moore_(Camacho,_João_Carlos)

Sung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom there was an old man lived out in the wood, And his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreSung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom there was an old man lived out in the wood, And his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, bright noon. the old man awoke one morning and spoke, He swore he would fire the room, that room, If his John would not rise and open his eyes, And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom. So Johnny arose and slipp'd on his clothes And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom, He sharpen'd his knives, and for once he contrives To cut a great bundle of broom, green broom. When Johnny pass'd under a Lady's fine house, Pass'd under a Lady's fine room, fine room, She call'd to her maid: "Go fetch me," she said, "Go fetch me the boy that sells broom, green broom!" When Johnny came into the Lady's fine house, And stood in the Lady's fine room, fine room, "Young Johnny" she said, "Will you give up your trade And marry a lady in bloom, full ...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

singing Retreat Holiday Hauteville Sur Mer, Normandie France 20-27 May 2023   Breath in the fresh sea air, sing from the heart & enjoy delicious home cooked food on our small group singing retreat holiday on the stunning Normandy coast A place f...

Traditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), the melody moves through the parts while the other parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Version...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreTraditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), the melody moves through the parts while the other parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Versions are also available for string quartet, wind quartet, brass quartet, flute quartet and clarinet quartet.