What happens when a piece of music dares to become a manifesto instead of just a melody? Back in 2019, I received a commission for a new work centered on diversity and divergence. the story behind the commission is shrouded in a bit of myth—layered...
the Songmen sing a new work by Rob Waters fresh from premiering it in Germany this summer.
Many directors, even though they deeply care and want to give their singers the best, simply can’t afford to commission new works or secure premieres. Odes of Love is an honest work—an ode to what we love most: life itself...
Crescendo is the evolution of the choir, our growth as individuals and as a group from the very first rehearsal to finally singing for our audience at L’Auditori. It’s an empowering life experience resulting from the intense months of work and rehear... more
wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As a singing workshop and choir leader I have an incredibly easy life. I can get up when I want to and have no work commitments for five days ...
Da "Infuocanto 2014", una ninnananna natalizia... work in progress.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] there’s a gig coming up and you’ve still got work to do. Do you keep bashing out the notes until everyone’s perfect or do you rehea...
FANA Vocal Ensemble Norderhov Kirke SDA Church Årsmøte 2016 Østfold Distrikt Norge
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] for those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...
