Cape Town Youth choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Gloria from Missa Kenya" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: Paul Basler (b. 1963) soloist: Jacob Buys Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenp...  moreCape Town Youth choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Gloria from Missa Kenya" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: Paul Basler (b. 1963) soloist: Jacob Buys Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Gloria from Missa Kenya Paul Basler (b. 1963) Classical World Fusion Paul Basler is an American composer and horn player. His compositions have been performed worldwide and been very well received. He is well known for his horn playing and has premiered over 200 works written for him. He worked as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Music at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya in 1993-1994 during which time he was greatly influenced by Kenyan music and as a result composed his Missa Kenya in 1995 for SATB chorus, piano and obbligato horn. The Gloria does not require horn or piano but makes use of upbeat syncopated rhythms in the voice parts and percussion which drives a compound rhythm throughout. Glória in excélsis Deo, et in terra pax ho...    Less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">Less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This weekend I’m running a ‘voice clinic’ for members of my choir. I’ll be spending time working on basic vocal technique and conf...

Knabenchorfestival Bad Tölz (2016) - Eröffnungskonzert - Tölzer Knabenchor & Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School & Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois Hugo Gutierrez Klavier: Clemens Haudum Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Fauré Kurha...  moreKnabenchorfestival Bad Tölz (2016) - Eröffnungskonzert - Tölzer Knabenchor & Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School & Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois Hugo Gutierrez Klavier: Clemens Haudum Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Fauré Kurhaus Bad Tölz 01.04.2016 http://www.toelzerknabenchor.de/ http://www.pccb.fr/ http://www.london-oratory.org/schola-cantorum/147.html http://charLescole.com/schola-cantorum-of-the-london-oratory-school/ https://www.facebook.com/londonoratoryscholacantorum http://www.knabenchorfestival.de/  Less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">Less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about whether you need singing Lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Your church or community centre sets up the concerts. Your committee deals with the finances and the social events. Your musical director teac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   phot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Size is in the eye of the beholder. How ‘big’ a choir is depends on the context of course, but working with a large group of singers in any ci...