Isang Gabi ng Pasasalamat (A Farewell Concert)

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   in July 2010, after ten years leading Woven Chords, we had our final Concert together.   Little old ladies by Arty Smokes   As always, we h...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there’s a strange thing that happens in choirs just as a Concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong.     Benny G...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs dress identically when they perform. Some have a choir uniform, some choose a particular colour for a particular Concert, some have specially m...

FinAL ROUND Helsinki Music Centre September 22, 2012 Gabaq-an Ruben Federizon Conducted by Emmanuel P. de Leon, Jr.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas Concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...

A brilliant moment from our Concert in Stirling's Tolbooth theatre. :-) 5/5/15

Let’s a talk about the other Concert hall regarding Choral Celebration and Laurea Mundi Budapest: the Palace of Arts, known to Hungarians simply as Müpa is one of Hungary's best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the final rehearsal before your big Concert. the warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...