(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every Day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...

Bridgnorth Baptist Church was full to capacity on SaturDay Night as Bridgnorth Choral Society performed a packed evening programme of traditional Christmas classics, modern and old favourites, interspersed with a good measure of well known carols, in whic...

The Goethe-Institut Choir is one of the most established choirs in Dublin. We rehearse on a TuesDay Night in the Lutherhaus in Adelaide road just a few minutes’ walk from the NCH.  We sing a varied repertoire with an interest in Bach, Modern Br...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other Day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...

A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful Day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...

After an outing at our latest Sing Day in North Yorkshire, this lovely gently flowing arrangement of Tim KNight's 'The Lord bless you and keep you' proved to be immensely popular so we've now made it available on our website (you can also source the piece...

Through the past thousands of years, choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more part of our everyDay lives. We can only contemplate how it started - maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowaDays, choir singing - and mus...

FRIDay 24 JULY, 9.15pm ALBION and ALES at Buxton Festival FringeA late-Night performance full of colour and lights... We sing some of our most colourful songs and everyone gets a pint of Albion Ale (or a glass of wine or juice) to celebrate... TICKE...

Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately.  Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a Day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there  isn't enough time!   In the l...

Bridgnorth Choral Society presented an emotional and moving performance of J H Maunder's Olivet to Calvary at their Concert of Easter Music on SaturDay Night. The piece depicted the last few Days of Christ's life on earth, from his entry into Jerusalem an...