[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For many of us, this Time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...

"Kanpe La (Enough) describes the sense of despair and frustration we someTimes Feel in looking out at the amount of violence within our society and the degree to which both sides continue to escalate and escalate... where is the end of that?" - Robert Isa...  more"Kanpe La (Enough) describes the sense of despair and frustration we someTimes Feel in looking out at the amount of violence within our society and the degree to which both sides continue to escalate and escalate... where is the end of that?" - Robert Isaacs #KanpeLa - - - Cornell University Men's Glee Club Robert Isaacs, conductor Ithaca, NY - January 28, 2017. - - - See score at: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/kanpe-la  

10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

This will be the 17th Time that we return to capital of Hungary. If you still hesitate about this event, now you can see deeper in the scene by participants of earlier Budapest International Choir Competition & Festival. “You created a plac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the beginning of each choir rehearsal it’s as if the singers have not seen each other for years. they chat away, having a fine Time of things. &n...

Cantores Celestes directed By Kelly Galbraith releases their 7th CD April 21, 2018 in Time to celebrate their 30th Anniversary year. It’s ALL Canadian and features some of the best award- winning musicians in the country: Anne Lindsay, Tony Quarrington, S...  moreCantores Celestes directed By Kelly Galbraith releases their 7th CD April 21, 2018 in Time to celebrate their 30th Anniversary year. It’s ALL Canadian and features some of the best award- winning musicians in the country: Anne Lindsay, Tony Quarrington, Stuart Laughton, Stephen Tam, Jordan O'Connor and Kate Carver. Cantores Celestes commissioned five of the pieces without grants of any kind (two by Tony Quarrington, two by Anne Lindsay and one by Clifford Ford). the music will make you happy and be the sound track for your day. the fiddle soars. the double bass grooves as the guitar and piano support the voices of Cantores Celestes. there is trumpet, flute, organ, mandolin and harmonica. there are love songs and odes to the sea. A wildly different tune called Hauntings is based on a scary tale from New Brunswick. This recording promises to be a highlight in your collection. www.cantorescelestes.com  less

the Celestial City Choir wishes to invite all friends and love ones all over the world to join us to honor one of the great men in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hymnal compoers. It will happen LIVE  this June. Please stay glue for more update

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

English Translation: FOR YOU, MOtheR (French-English translation) From the depths of my memory, With the hollow of my memories, Between the joys of my childhood And all my future dreams, I Feel you my beautiful angel I see you my love O m...  moreEnglish Translation: FOR YOU, MOtheR (French-English translation) From the depths of my memory, With the hollow of my memories, Between the joys of my childhood And all my future dreams, I Feel you my beautiful angel I see you my love O my mother of a kindest heart, My faithful friend of always. I love you, I love you, I love so immensely, Mother, mother, sweet mother. For your love and your kindness, I will sing your praises all of my life. (Ahh) My soul is delirious at the cries of your pain; My music throbs and groans its length. Lord, in your kindness, Comfort my mother. Give her your love, your strength and your light. For she remains forever my great inspiration, And that my life for her is a blessing. (Ahh) --- --- French Text: POUR TOI, MÈRE Du fond de ma mémoire, Au creux de mes souvenirs, Entre mes joies d'enfant Et tous mes rêve d'avenir, Je te sens mon bel ange; Je te vois mon amour O ma mère au coeur tendre, Ma fidèle amie de to...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   From my experience with choirs and singing groups it appears that we are a rhythmically challenged nation.   photo by by the Failed Photographer ...