“Not just a competition, a choral holiday that allows singers and choirs to exchange experiences, knowledge and love for vocal music. With new knowledge, we have all become richer and inspired for the future.” Experience what our jury...
[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...
[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...
The time has come again to unite singers from all over the world, regardless of country, age, gender or genre, in the universal tradition of choral music. Our partner choir association Associação Cultural da Beira Interior is once again, for...
O quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's Voices) by the dwsChorale written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9 O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo ga... more
[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’...
University of the East Chorale Anna Abeleda - Piquero
Motet "Domine Deus, agnus Dei", for three Voices, by Cristóbal de Morales. Performed by Ensemble Eborensis, Luís Henriques (dir.), Church of S. Vicente, Évora, 15 December 2015. #cristobaldemorales #dominedeus #ensembleeborensis
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...
University of the Philippines Manila Chorale Eman de Leon, conductor
