OK so some songs we recorded didn't make the CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited TIme in the run up to the Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...

From John Rutter's Requiem. Performed by The Tidewater Singers, William R. Thomas, Director. April 30, 2011 at Christ Church in Cambridge, Maryland.

I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long TIme….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...

CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble Twas Not the Night Before Christmas Dec. 21, 2012 Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria BC Michael Gormley, music director Timothy Quinlan, video production

[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...

Maybe you missed the chance to plan since you last saw our registration post… ;) TIme flies! It’s been almost 17 months since our last edition of the international Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival… … and now there a...

Full Circle Women's Choir is inspired by the hope of building bridges and creating a cooperative spirit with all people and promises excellence in women's choral music. We accomplish our mission by combining the power of women's experience with musical ex...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreFull Circle Women's Choir is inspired by the hope of building bridges and creating a cooperative spirit with all people and promises excellence in women's choral music. We accomplish our mission by combining the power of women's experience with musical expression in the following ways: 1) each season we commission one new piece for women's voices from a female composer; 2) each season, we research, uncover and perform a work for women's voices by a female composer who has been overlooked in music history; 3) we provide an annual scholarship to one girl to sing with the Phoenix Girl's Chorus and 4) each season, we perform two annual concerts and a variety of local performances in our communities and schools.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed.   &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a TIme you could only hear your favourite song If you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience.   ...