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blog: CALL FOR ENTRIES....

to the third edition of PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA Copernicus International Choir Festival & Competition!  Between June 27 - July 1, 2015 it will be again Toruń, Poland the host city of aNother meeting music event.   Don´t miss the deadl...

blog: Confession: I don’t like to sing much

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You kNow those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m Not one of them.   ...

blog: Saint Alexander's Male Voice Polyphonic Choir (Palaion Faliron) / 1943-2013 : 70 years of singing !

1943 - 2013 : Our Choir has just completed 70 years of life, since 1943, when it was established in Palaion Faliron (Athens, Greece) during the dark years of the of World War II, and never stopped singing since then....   We Feel proud of its histo...

blog: Intense, but incredibly fun, singing education - annual Harmony University

If you are into singing a cappella harmony and Feel like doing a week of intense, but eNormously fun,  musical education with hundreds of other people from all over the globe then this is the place.   The anual Harmony University.   It is ...

blog: Fit the song arrangement to your singers and Not the other way round

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...

Singing flashmob proposal at the V&A museum in London
video: Singing flashmob proposal at the V&A museum in London

David proposes to his girlfriend, Rachel, at the V&A museum in London with the help of London City Singers. Clips were filmed with mobile phones so please excuse the shaking. Our 'video crew' got emotional during the filming, too! Filmed by: David S...  None';">moreNone;">David proposes to his girlfriend, Rachel, at the V&A museum in London with the help of London City Singers. Clips were filmed with mobile phones so please excuse the shaking. Our 'video crew' got emotional during the filming, too! Filmed by: David Sheen and Stephen Flexer — thanks guys!  

blog: Can you be the wrong age to sing?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit into one of these, t...

blog: Throwing a Themed Party to Remember with Your Choir

If you sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need to be sold on its benefits. Choir singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part of one can also boost your social skil...

blog: Tackling complex song structure without written music

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...

blog: How to get the best from your singers: don’t tell them it’s hard!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I cal...