It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills.  All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves takin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening) Music by Claude Debussy [1862--1918] Arranged for SATB Chorus and piano by Stanley M. Hoffman English Translation by Ruth T. Hoffman and Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble, Robert Schuneman, conducto...  moreBeau Soir (Beautiful Evening) Music by Claude Debussy [1862--1918] Arranged for SATB Chorus and piano by Stanley M. Hoffman English Translation by Ruth T. Hoffman and Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble, Robert Schuneman, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music and Translation Arrangement: © Copyright 2011 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. Recording: © Copyright 2011 ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

Of course, this very blog is a great tool and certainly, sharing other blogs has been an amazing learning curve for me. Many blog platforms such as Blogger are free and quite simple to use & set up.   1. TIME - You could of course spend y...

EALING COMMUNITY choir IS AN ALL ABILITIES ADULT choir FOCUSED ON SINGING for LEISURE and MENTAL WELL-BEING. GET YOUR FIX OF POP, ROCK and SHOWTUNES WHILST TAKING A BREAK FROM YOUR BUSY MONDAY and BECOMING A part OF THE EALING COMMUNITY choir FAMILY! ...  moreEALING COMMUNITY choir IS AN ALL ABILITIES ADULT choir FOCUSED ON SINGING for LEISURE and MENTAL WELL-BEING. GET YOUR FIX OF POP, ROCK and SHOWTUNES WHILST TAKING A BREAK FROM YOUR BUSY MONDAY and BECOMING A part OF THE EALING COMMUNITY choir FAMILY! NO AUDITIONS, NO PRESSURE, JUST SINGING and COMMUNITY!​ ​ OUR choir IS LED BY THEATRE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS and CONSISTS OF: A VOCAL WARM-UP, LEARNING A SONG, A BREAK for TEA, COFFEE and CHIT-CHATS, ​and SOME MORE SINGING TO FINISH! ​ REGULAR WEEKLY ATTENDance IS ENCOURAGED, HOWEVER IT IS NOT MandATORY. WE UNDERSTand HOW BUSY LIFE GETS and SO MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US AS OFTEN AS THEY ARE ABLE TO! AT ONLY £5 PER SESSION, WE OPERATE A PAY AS YOU GO SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE BOOKED VIA OUR WEBSITE OR PAID ON THE DOOR. ​ OUR VENUE IS WHEELCHAIR-ACESS FRIENDLY.  less

piano Kensington will be hosting the Barcarolle Belters group (Barcarolle choir) for a very special Valentine evening   Barcarolle Belters will perform a variety of love and romance famous tunes under the direction of Sam Evans and accompanied by O...

The People's Show choir Oswestry is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resource...  moreThe People's Show choir Oswestry is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resources to help you improve.  

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The People's Show choir Wimbledon is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resourc...  moreThe People's Show choir Wimbledon is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resources to help you improve