Around Europe meeting music organizes choral festivals and competitions at numerous locations, in cooperation with fantastic musical professionals to assure the events’ high standard and underline the idea of a familiar and common goal. We always lo...
Wade in the Water - arr.: Moses Hogan - The Waldorf Students Choir, conductor: László Bencze, Soloist: Johanna Bakó. Recorded on 23. 06. 2018. at the Night of the Museums in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.
Sung by Jubilate at the Llangollen International musical Eisteddfod 2013.
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are times when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones. photo by Linda Thomas ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I regularly get emails out of the blue from various singing groups scattered across the globe asking for gigs. Recently I had one from a Russian ensemble, ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many English pop groups in the 60s started off by emulating their cousins from across the pond and sang with an American accent. Cliff Richard still does! ...
Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor. We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the singers and of the audience me...
In "A Night of Rhythm & Song" Hummingsong Community Choirs with special guest B'tutta percussion performed Africa by Toto. Raising over $75,000 for women and local children's shelters since 2012. Conducted - Anna Humberstone 250 singers from Hum... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing together in a group is something special. It is a very different experience from singing on your own. But what exactly is it that we get from singing...
