Please tell us what makes festivals held under the brand Fiestalonia so popular.  - As an organiser of international choral festivals and competitions, Fiestalonia appeared as a result of our enthusiastic work, constant search for new ideas and the ...

A fun choral work about the opening up of Canada by railroad, written by Canadian composer Jeff Smallman.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I’ve been praised many times by the singers I work with for being so patient. Which makes me wonder: what’s the alternative?I must admit that I ...

CoMA Voices is based in London. we meet for specific performance projects and workshops. we are open to all singers with no auditions and previous experience of contemporary music is not needed. we work mainly, though not exclusively, from music, some of ...  moreCoMA Voices is based in London. we meet for specific performance projects and workshops. we are open to all singers with no auditions and previous experience of contemporary music is not needed. we work mainly, though not exclusively, from music, some of which is unconventionally notated. Most of our work is a capella and the focus is on ensemble singing. One objective is to expand the contemporary amateur vocal repertoire, which is less developed than the instrumental repertoire. we work with composers and students, commissioning works and showcasing material for use by others.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   One place I work at, they call my workshops ‘singers weekends’.     Somebody once told me they couldn’t come on one ...

Last open session on Monday 14 September at Brighton and hove High School, after that we get down to the serioius work of learning a song about seaweed, a contemporary scottish song about borders and an amazing arrangement of a John Coltraine number 'Lady...

Have you heard Albion?   Now is your chance to sing with them and perform.   After the lovely massed singing at Christmas, this year we're holding a Come and Sing! Absorb some of the Albion techniques, work closely with the singers in a ch...

for this final week of Advent, Brethren brings the traditional Austrian Carol, "Still, Still, Still". May these words give you peace and hope as we "dream of the joyous day to come"...