Jakarta Festival Chorus (Male Chorus), I August 2015, GKY Pluit.

This track from the Chandos Anthems by G. F. Handel was performed LIVE by the University Choir, KNUST - Kumasi at the Great Hall, KNUST on the 16th April, 2016.

[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.   ...

It was founded in the Holy Week of 1996, as a consequence of the tradition of performing in the church of Brunete (Madrid, Spain) the Responsorios of the Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) during that season. It was and still is a ...  moreIt was founded in the Holy Week of 1996, as a consequence of the tradition of performing in the church of Brunete (Madrid, Spain) the Responsorios of the Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) during that season. It was and still is a chamber choir especially interested in the polyphony of the Renaissance, and particularly in the composer it takes its name from, although the choir does also interpret works from every period. Its members’ hard work and joint enthusiasm along all these years, under the direction of Antonio Peces, crystallise in the neat blend of the voices and the sensitivity that its interpretations instill. The group provides experience and a consolidated musicality, while exploring every facet of choral music, as well as the singularity of the great masters’ art. Its musical perspective has been very satisfactorily widened thanks to the work carried out under the direction of Konrad von Abel in the last three years, through several intensive meetings and the joint preparati...    less

A special African Prayer as performed by the UP Youth Choir 2012

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] With far fewer people around at the moment, I am starting to Hear things that I don’t normally notice. It made me realise that in Our usually busy dail...

Behind the scenes of Our tOur to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - The Lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Niels...  moreBehind the scenes of Our tOur to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - The Lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Nielsen - Te Deum, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Franz Gruber - Stille Nacht, Nidarosdomens Guttekor  

An Oratorio by G. F Handel performed by the University Choir, KNUST at the National Theatre, Accra.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve Heard that “music is math.” Whether in relation to something simple (counting), or something more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...

It is fun and challenging to truly listen.  When you allow the sound you Hear to connect with the brain, some interesting synapses are formed.  Whether you are listening to a recording, live performance or a conversation, using the energy to tru...