A little nostalgia for today: a beautiful performance by Choralia Chamber Choir from the United Kingdom, winner of the Grand Prize of Musica Eterna a Roma in 2018. https://fb.watch/CAtKuzW0Rt/ Have you applied for our festival next year yet? You...
Performing on period instruments, the endlessly inventive Ensemble Caprice spotlights the rich and fascinating culture of the court of Rudolf II in Prague-the most interesting European city of its time-where scientists, artists, musicians, and a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...
Budapest International Choir Festival and Competition - a milestone in the history of choral competitions. Since 1988, choirs are magnetized to join every second year. With an experience of almost 30 years meeting music has focused on improving its ev...
The moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture That shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath.... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time! Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...
Seeing the forest for the trees... Something on my mind today as I prepare young minds for a year of learning and growing as human beings through the medium of Choral Music, is the value of an individual identity in a group setting. So many people ...
PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival & Competition will for the 5th time present a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotion of choral music. Its name refers to the figure of the famous astronomer Nico...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing. Sight reading by discopalace This week I’d like to ...
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...
