[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]Many choir leaders have a strong style and particular choice of repertoire. They lead large, thriving choirs which have a strong vision. Other choir leaders...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 singers. One day it dawned on me that my job was to make myself redundant.     I researched,...

Ciudad Sin Sueño - digital version A detailed Program pdf book can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xoCVKQUpuWWMDrHppNJtpn7Vw5ZGE67T/view?usp=sharing Swara Vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Soprano: Hélène Richardeau, Liza Dedapp...  moreCiudad Sin Sueño - digital version A detailed Program pdf book can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xoCVKQUpuWWMDrHppNJtpn7Vw5ZGE67T/view?usp=sharing Swara Vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Soprano: Hélène Richardeau, Liza Dedapper, Marie Tribolet, Milan Amélie Nyssen, Sarah Verhoeven Alto: Anna Nuytten, Boris Kondov, Imogen Streul Tenor: Hendrik Mispelon, Raf Van der Veken, Timo Tembuyser Bass: Andrés Soler Castaño, Laurent Fobelets, Mark Trigg, Mbolanirina Rabetsimatahodriaka Rafael Núñez Vélazquez, management ELIAS Recording With the support from the Flemish government Recording place: Church of Our Lady and Saint Peter, Ghent  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Everything in the concert is going brilliantly. The choir is firing on all cylinders. The audience are lapping it up, even your lame banter between songs....

Coro del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias Deliver Us (LIbéranos). S.L. Schwartz (1948) /Hans Zimmer (1957) (Tema inicial de la película El príncipe de Egipto, 1998) (arr. Yónatan Sánchez) Cristina Ramos Pérez, soprano, Yocheved (madre de...  moreCoro del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias Deliver Us (LIbéranos). S.L. Schwartz (1948) /Hans Zimmer (1957) (Tema inicial de la película El príncipe de Egipto, 1998) (arr. Yónatan Sánchez) Cristina Ramos Pérez, soprano, Yocheved (madre de Moisés) Alicia Ramos Pérez, soprano, Miriam (hermana de Moisés) Moisés Rodríguez González, trompeta Cristian Suárez Guerra, flauta Gabinete Literario de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. (ww.csmc.es) @CSM_Canarias  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m usually the last one to notice, but often when I’m teaching one section of the choir, there’s chit chat from the rest of the singers....

SMATB A Capella version by Vocalix Recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown Voice doubling for extra spacial dimension. Original song by Tears for Fears Music & Lyrics: Roland Orzabal Arrangement: Alexej Romanov - www.efre.nl

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Does your choir actually have a public following, or are you just kidding yourself?     When a choir first starts performing in...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s that time again here in the UK: choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way.     Quite often choir members come up to me t...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A while back I wrote a post called Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? One of the comments got me thinking about things that have gone wrong...