[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The last time I was in a room with a group of singers was nearly six months ago. If I had known then that I wouldn’t be singing like that for the fore...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]At any singing workshop I run there will probably be someone who already knows one of the songs I’m teaching. photo by Sludge G If that is you, what ...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

I have composed a choral piece on a poem by an M.E. patient. She is an Irish resident (Corina Duyn, you might want to google her for more information) and is suffering from this horrible disease for quite some years now. As an artist, she writes poems, ma...

A great Kenyan cultural gospel from the Luo community. This song celebrates Christ and the love that He has shared with us.

In one week, it is an important day: The final registration deadline for two of our festivals is expiring on December 10!   So, if you want to come - to Vienna between March 13-17, 2026 for the 34th International Franz Schubert choir Festival & C...

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Conductor Kenneth Woods wrote on his blog a while back (As I was just saying) about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals. &nb...