This post was orginally found on our Embro Thistle Singers blog. I remember when we had Professional Development Days when I was teaching, the teachers would complain that they were more tired that day than from a whole day of teaching.  I had had...

Through the past thousands of years, choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more Part of our everyday lives. We can only contemplate how it started - maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowadays, choir singing - and mus...

Traditional Czech Carol in arrangement by John Rutter recorded by Czech Television.

Recorded at Christmas concerts held in Split (Croatia) and Podgorica (Montenegro) on December 19th and 21st 2013. www.voxanimae.hr www.facebook.com/voxanimae info@voxanimae.hr

I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a Part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir.   It’s a complicated issue that involves...

Op 23 december om 19u in de Sint-Jan-Baptistkerk van Binkom brengt vocale groep Vocalix “Cold Hands, Warm Hearts”, een winterconcert met hartverwarmende liederen, bekende en minder bekende kerstnummers maar ook andere sfeerliederen passend bij de donkere ...  moreOp 23 december om 19u in de Sint-Jan-Baptistkerk van Binkom brengt vocale groep Vocalix “Cold Hands, Warm Hearts”, een winterconcert met hartverwarmende liederen, bekende en minder bekende kerstnummers maar ook andere sfeerliederen passend bij de donkere winterrmaanden. Vocalix is geen popkoor maar een kleine vocale groep waarin elke stem zich zowel mengt als haar eigen Partij draagt. De nadruk wordt gelegd op het brengen van kwaliteitsvolle concerten, waarbij de zangers het tempo, de tonaliteit, de dynamiek en samenzang perfect beheersen. Begeleiding: Piano: Tylaine Van den Broeck, Bas: Ruth Verelst, Percussie: Peter Van Woensel De inkom bedraagt € 10,- Na het concert wordt u in de kerk een gratis drankje en wat versnaperingen aangeboden om gezellig na te praten. Tickets en info: www.vocalix.be of via Facebook https://nl-nl.facebook.com/vocalix/ Presentatie: Annemie Struyf  less

Bis du Concert de Noël au Théâtre du Châtelet le 4 décembre 2016. Jingle Bells de Ray Charles chanté par le Choeur d'Enfants Sotto Voce, dirigé par Scott Alan Prouty avec Richard Davis au Piano. (Encore piece from the Christmas Concert at the Châtelet T...  moreBis du Concert de Noël au Théâtre du Châtelet le 4 décembre 2016. Jingle Bells de Ray Charles chanté par le Choeur d'Enfants Sotto Voce, dirigé par Scott Alan Prouty avec Richard Davis au Piano. (Encore piece from the Christmas Concert at the Châtelet Théâtre in Paris.) www.choeursottovoce.com  

Performed in Split, Croatia, on December 11th 2013. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many’s the time I see Ann lean over to Gill (not their real names) to help her get her Part right. And every time I see a pained expression on ...

O Mary, Where is your baby? by Gwyn Arch from 'Born in Bethlehem' Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Ellen Meyer: Pianist Angela Peters: Soloist recorded on Dec 5, 2015 'The 7 Joys of Christmas - Carols Ancient and Modern'...  moreO Mary, Where is your baby? by Gwyn Arch from 'Born in Bethlehem' Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Ellen Meyer: Pianist Angela Peters: Soloist recorded on Dec 5, 2015 'The 7 Joys of Christmas - Carols Ancient and Modern' recorded by Rick Harper www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantorescelestes http://twitter.com/Cantores_Choir