Seeing the forest for the trees... Something on my mind today as I prepare young minds for a year of learning and growing as human beings through the medium of Choral Music, is the value of an individual identity in a group setting.  So many people ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...

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 ...

"Ave Maria" by Joshua B. Himes for male voices, a cappella. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at th...  more"Ave Maria" by Joshua B. Himes for male voices, a cappella. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Recorded by Matthew Curtis (ChoralTracks) To learn more about the composer and view full previews of more music visit MusicSpoke.com  

Kitka women's vocal ensemble Trio Kavkasia 2/19/11 Santa Cruz, California holy Cross Church Shairebi Kartli-Kakheti provinces, Republic of Georgia as taught by Carl Linich of Trio Kavkasia This is a humorous song about a man who goes to meet...  moreKitka women's vocal ensemble Trio Kavkasia 2/19/11 Santa Cruz, California holy Cross Church Shairebi Kartli-Kakheti provinces, Republic of Georgia as taught by Carl Linich of Trio Kavkasia This is a humorous song about a man who goes to meet his prospective bride and her mother. Carl is playing a panduri, a traditional instrument from eastern Georgia.  

the Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved Any resemblance with a third party content is accidental and does not effect the rights on this recording. Performer: World Youth Choir, 2012 session in Cyprus (61 singer from 34 countries) Pi...  morethe Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved Any resemblance with a third party content is accidental and does not effect the rights on this recording. Performer: World Youth Choir, 2012 session in Cyprus (61 singer from 34 countries) Piece: Benjamin Britten "Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27" Soloists: Giulia Montanari, soprano, Italy; Shino Yamasaki, alto, Japan; Sanja Zupanic, soprano, Slovenia; Paul Sojo, baritone, Venezuela; Juande Mateos Segura, tenor, Spain; Conductor: Cecilia Rydinger Alin, Sweden Recorded at the Sea Museum, Ayia Napa, Cyprus 19.08.2012. Recording engineer: Tefkros Xydas, Cyprus (Organizing committee member) the World Youth Choir session 2012 was held in Cyprus from August 7th to September 1st, 2012 thanks to the cooperation between the Foundation World Youth Choir and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation - Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Ministry of culture and education - Cyprus presidency of the European Union (cultural events in 2012)...    less

A fantastic finale to our end of term summer concert. :-)

Do not pass by like a dream - Composer: eduardo andrés malachevsky - Lyrics: Rabindranath Tagore (from Gitanjali) - Choir: the Esoterics - Eric Banks, conductor alive recording at holy Rosary Catholic Church Seattle, USA on October 2009 (the video wa...  moreDo not pass by like a dream - Composer: eduardo andrés malachevsky - Lyrics: Rabindranath Tagore (from Gitanjali) - Choir: the Esoterics - Eric Banks, conductor alive recording at holy Rosary Catholic Church Seattle, USA on October 2009 (the video was made by the composer) malachevsky web : http://www.malachevsky.com.ar malachevsky on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/vsky0 malachevsky on MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/eduardoandresmalachevsky malachevsky on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000419824202  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...