Chor Leoni performing Five Ways to Kill a Man by Bob Chilcott at the 2009 ACDA National Conference. To purchase the entire concert, please visit Via Media at http://viamediavpro.com.

Sung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom There was an old man lived out in the wood, and his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, ...  moreSung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom There was an old man lived out in the wood, and his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, bright noon. The old man awoke one morning and spoke, He swore he would fire the room, that room, If his John would not rise and open his eyes, and away to the wood to cut broom, green broom. So Johnny arose and slipp'd on his clothes and away to the wood to cut broom, green broom, He sharpen'd his knives, and for once he contrives To cut a great bundle of broom, green broom. When Johnny pass'd under a Lady's fine house, Pass'd under a Lady's fine room, fine room, She call'd to her maid: "Go fetch me," she said, "Go fetch me the boy that sells broom, green broom!" When Johnny came into the Lady's fine house, and stood in the Lady's fine room, fine room, "Young Johnny" she said, "Will you give up your trade and marry a lady in bloom, full ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about the challenges faced by singers joining an established choir.   photo by fromcolettewithlove   This week I wi...

I wrote this Christmas carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I'v...  moreI wrote this Christmas carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I've tried my best to edit most of it out. The performers are credited at the end of the video. Hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!  

SATB choir a cappella. Belarusian Capella "Sonorus", conductor - Marina Tretiakova, soloists Natalie Iselenok and Polina Tchaikovskaya. "Богородице Дево, радуйся" для SATB хора а cappella. Белорусская Капелла "Сонорус". Дирижер - Марина Третьякова, соли...  moreSATB choir a cappella. Belarusian Capella "Sonorus", conductor - Marina Tretiakova, soloists Natalie Iselenok and Polina Tchaikovskaya. "Богородице Дево, радуйся" для SATB хора а cappella. Белорусская Капелла "Сонорус". Дирижер - Марина Третьякова, солисты - Наталья Иселенок и Полина Чайковская.  

On 20 June 2026 at 7.30pm Kingston Choral Society presents a summer programme focusing on the natural world. featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, Elgar, Holst, Howells, Parry, Purcell, Stanford and Dowland in his 400th anniversary year. These diverse pie...  moreOn 20 June 2026 at 7.30pm Kingston Choral Society presents a summer programme focusing on the natural world. featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, Elgar, Holst, Howells, Parry, Purcell, Stanford and Dowland in his 400th anniversary year. These diverse pieces share a focus on the natural world. Part one of the concert delights in all things pastoral in a series of anthems, partsongs and folk songs. Part two introduces the ominous note of threats to nature, with Cecilia McDowall’s haunting cantata, The Ice is Listening. Inspired by accounts of seventeenth and eighteenth century frost fairs on the River Thames, this gorgeous work evokes nature’s fragile balance – a theme amplified by Raymond Yiu’s rich song cycle for soprano, The Earth and Every Common Sight, which urgently addresses the peril of climate change. The concert will be conducted by andrew Griffiths, with Gavin Roberts playing organ and piano and the Soprano, Donna Lennard, performing the song cycle. KCS has been sharing the joy of choral mu...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Most choirs rehearse for months to perfect their songs before they perform.   the Big Night Out Community choir for BBC Children in Need 201...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I was trawling through a bunch of choir websites the other day in order to send out some information about a workshop I’m running.     I ...

8th WORLD choir FESTIVAL ON MUSICALS 27th- 29th April, 2018 THESSALONIKI, GREECE Organization : choir “KORAIS”

Performers: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Concert choir, under the direction of Dr. Frank Watkins. Composer: Zachary J. Moore Poet: Kamand Kojouri Score: Coming soon to MusicSpoke.