I should have gone on a holiday. I spent the summer re-reading "Percy Jackson And the OlympiAns" And "The Heroes of Olympus". I looked forward To "The House of Hades", the fourth book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series. It was released on early autumn, whi...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m booked To run a singing workshop for someone, I always make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive To find people milling aroun...

An introducTory film To the group SESTINA with their musical direcTor Mark Chambers

  Quick reminder that the early booking discount for the Conduct with Charisma workshop for choral direcTors ends next Monday.   Full details And booking form cAn be found at www.HelpingYouHarmonise.com/charisma_workshop

La Fortezza is a relatively new group of enthusiastic singers. Our reperToire is diverse from early music To contemporary, often a capella.

An class="view_more">In the early 1990's a number of vocalists had some spare time. What else To do thAn rehearse And perform for local audiences And friends... Over the years, however, the group has evolved inTo a well-known BelgiAn vocal ensemble. Just for Fun offers...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">In the early 1990's a number of vocalists had some spare time. What else To do thAn rehearse And perform for local audiences And friends... Over the years, however, the group has evolved inTo a well-known BelgiAn vocal ensemble. Just for Fun offers the audience aural And visual entertainment with that extra sparkle of fun!  An>

An class="view_more">Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval And early modern periods, the ensemble creates colourful programmes To illustrate musical or hisTorical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on An ambitious ten year 30-disc project To ...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval And early modern periods, the ensemble creates colourful programmes To illustrate musical or hisTorical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on An ambitious ten year 30-disc project To record a library of early English choral music. Skinner’s performing editions will be published by Edition Peters. He is also guest blogger on renaissAnce reperToire for Eric Whitacre.  An>

An class="view_more">Yes, there is a baby in the background. She belongs To two of the members in the ÒrAn choir. This was during a workshop And was An impromptu performAnce so they brought her up on stage. July 2009. OrAn went To An early morning workshop with Eric Wh...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Yes, there is a baby in the background. She belongs To two of the members in the ÒrAn choir. This was during a workshop And was An impromptu performAnce so they brought her up on stage. July 2009. OrAn went To An early morning workshop with Eric Whitacre during the Mondiale Choral Competition in Laval, Quebec. At the end of the workshop, An audience member requested that our choir sing one of Eric Whitacre's pieces. We were doing Seal Lullaby for the competition, so we just jumped right inTo that one with Eric conducting us!!!!!!!!!!! It was pretty darn awesome! This also features Jen McMillAn on piAno. The piAno was really close To where I was stAnding, so that's why it sounds super loud in this video. Sorry.  lessAn>

I would like To invite you To join me in central Portugal To sing in one of the choirs at the Zêzere Arts Festival in early August. The venue is the amazing world heritage building, the ConvenTo de CrisTo in Tomar. But first.....   My first c...

Calling all choral direcTors:   Quick reminder that the early-bird booking discount for the Conduct with Charisma workshop ends on 16 December 2011. Now is a great time To send in your booking before it cAn get caught up in the Christmas post! &nb...