Anthem by Edgar Bainton And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a ...  moreAnthem by Edgar Bainton And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. (Revelation 21) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin how. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

And on National Albion Press Coverage day, why not go the whole hog and read about Albion Ales in the Star, Sheffield too?   Follow the link and find out our exciting news - Ale and singing!   What an opportunity yo hit the right note!

compiled clips of some of 2009 set list

the Edinburgh Police Choir is open to anyone who can sing, not just to police staff. Our performances are described as ‘absolutely incredible’, ‘stunning’, ‘inspiring’, and ‘hugely surprising’. That’s because we work hard to deserve such comments. we beg...  morethe Edinburgh Police Choir is open to anyone who can sing, not just to police staff. Our performances are described as ‘absolutely incredible’, ‘stunning’, ‘inspiring’, and ‘hugely surprising’. That’s because we work hard to deserve such comments. we began 6 years ago as the Lothian and Borders Police Choir and have performed at events in large and small venues, have sung in New York, representing Scotland at the 10th anniversary of 9/11, at T in the Park, have sold out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and have been highly placed in competitions.  less

the Major Minors Children’s Choir have teamed up with their friends the Hutt Valley Singers to perform this special concert for Mother’s Day. the Children’s choir which is in its 4th year of singing is looking forward to performing its f...

Burstin' with Broadway is a 130 member NON-AUDITIONED choir in North Vancouver, BC. Canada. we are an amazing community of people who love to sing,have fun, learn music from all different genres represented in Musical theatre repertoire. we work all seas...  moreBurstin' with Broadway is a 130 member NON-AUDITIONED choir in North Vancouver, BC. Canada. we are an amazing community of people who love to sing,have fun, learn music from all different genres represented in Musical theatre repertoire. we work all season to put together one huge year end show, staged and in a theatre. Our season goes from September until May.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there is something different and special about a residential learning experience.   photo by Martyn Gorman   A whole day of singing i...

the Ainur Chamber Choir was originally founded in 1991, at a time when a main choral movement was taking place in the Canary Islands. the choir’s work was interrupted for several years during its members’ academic education, as well as during their partic...  morethe Ainur Chamber Choir was originally founded in 1991, at a time when a main choral movement was taking place in the Canary Islands. the choir’s work was interrupted for several years during its members’ academic education, as well as during their participation in different musical projects. the present line-up has been steady since 2006. their repertoire offers a variety of styles of great difficulty and chromatic richness, and tries to take advantage of the cultural and geographic circumstances which make of the Canary Islands a multicultural place. A remarkable feature of the group is their willingness to innovate within the choral music. their versatility and the variety of repertoire they face can be seen in the different projects they have taken part in: short operas, official or private events, festivals, and monographic concerts on different subjects. A few instances of the choir’s late activity are the following: - Several concerts in Moscow in December 2006, as guests of the Spanish Embassy. - P...    less

If you are looking for a tuneful large-scale choral work to perform with your choir  - you might like to consider a new SATB arrangement by John Whittaker of Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of the Four Seasons' (duration 50 minutes) - which was original...

One performance from a fantastic day singing at various locations around Bristol's harbour side. Part of Bristol's very own Festival of Song 2013 http://www.festivalofsong.org.uk/home/