the Giovanni Consort melds the zest and enthusiasm of Perth's finest Young singers with exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. their stylish performances, featuring early Medieval plainchant right through to commissions of West Australian compose...  morethe Giovanni Consort melds the zest and enthusiasm of Perth's finest Young singers with exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. their stylish performances, featuring early Medieval plainchant right through to commissions of West Australian composers, have been delighting audiences and critics alike since 1995. the Consort prides itself on unearthing lesser-known early music (such as music of De Brossard, Certon, and Clereau), showcasing larger-scale choral masterpieces (Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, various Bach Cantatas), and presenting high-quality interpretations of well-known classics (Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Durufle's Requiem, Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia, Allegri's Miserere and Tavener's Song for Athene). Many singers from the Giovanni Consort have gone on to national and international careers. Rachelle Durkin, Taryn Fiebig, Iain Grandage, Andrew Moran, Stuart Haycock, Luke Gabbedy, Amber Lister, and recently Katja Webb have all gone on to grace the stages of opera houses and concert venues a...    less

How can we get our music out there and share it with the world? How can reach even more people and stay in contact with the fans we already have? I found the answer to this when I stumbled upon an internet platform which lets artists broadcast their conce...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love my job, I really do. I just need some space and a bunch of people and we will make beautiful music together.   Photo by Heather Jennings &...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most of the people who come to my singing workshops are in their 50s and pretty much all of them have a story to tell about the time someone told the...

Accord Acapella is an exciting vocal group of eight Young singers hoping to take the world by storm with anything from Brahms to Coldplay passing through jazz classics!

the World Youth Choir is one of the most original and important choirs that exists nowadays. Made of Young singers between the ages of 17 and 26 from different nationalities, the World Youth Choir is a remarkable educational and social experience through ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I get regular emails from people asking questions about songs and copyright. I’m certainly no expert, but I have written a few articles that you migh...

[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...