There might be readers of this blog who want to mount a really big work with a relatively small choir. In which Case I thought I’d share some thoughts on our current project to perform Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Guildford on November 24th 201...
Have you ever had to pause in the middle of a rehearsal because one of your singers is out of tune? Do you get frustrated when, no matter how many times you practice blending exercises and focus on listening to one another, there is still a voice...
Endora is a chamber choir founded in september 2010. Endora is the Hebrew word for fountain. A fountain wher in this Case the musical joy starts to spray it's joyful notes. The love for music and the willingness to reach a good choir sound is the start... more
This post first appeared on www.HelpingYouHarmonise.com When I was working up to my Grade 1 piano exam aged 8 or so, my piano teacher introduced me to a game of ‘lucky dip’. This involved identifying all the passages in my pieces I wa...
Flashmob in a Shopping Mall in the city of Koblenz, at 18th of May 2013.
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was in the middle of planning a workshop and was checking through a few songs to make sure I had the correct lyrics, source, meaning, backgr...
When I first visited Riva del Garda, it was the middle of autumn; and to my amazement, it felt like it was all the four seasons at the same time. The scent of still blooming flowery bushes reminded me of spring; the trees with ripe peaches and oranges rec...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re in the middle of learning a song. People are struggling a bit. Then someone asks: “What note is that?” Photo by ph...
