[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...

If you have lost or gained weight then it can have an effect on your singing voice, in terms of pitch and timbre. A study on classical singers by Rebekah K Smeltzer of the University of Miami, showed that your weight affects your airflow and con...

Walking home after choir one night my friend and fellow chorister Barbara and I agreed the hardest piece we’ve ever done was Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.   Here’s what I wrote about it at the time, (referring specifically to the Cr...

Do you want to know what happens when you unite the love of a dog, a friend like Anthony Silvestri and a determination to go around the world to pay homage to your dog? Stay to read this story. This is the fascinating story behind "I Will Dream With You",...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?”   Photo by Jorge Fr...

We are an a cappella mixed voice choir of around 35 singers. We started in 2008. We train together in vocal and choral skills as part of every session and want to explore our own sound as well as that of our choir's. We have a strong Folk influence and a ...  moreWe are an a cappella mixed voice choir of around 35 singers. We started in 2008. We train together in vocal and choral skills as part of every session and want to explore our own sound as well as that of our choir's. We have a strong Folk influence and a variety of pieces that keep us challenged and growing. Directed and trained by singing teacher and choir coach Sandra Smith (www.singingandbreathing.co.uk) Throughout the pandemic we kept singing and did a short but very fun Homegrown Harmony project where all singers participated in a small group piece or a solo and recorded it. Max 6 singers! At Xmas we managed to get all the men together for a rousing a Wassail . SUMMER 2021 - WE ARE LOOKING FOR BASSES/BARIS TO JOIN US NOW!  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A friend asks you to comment on their singing or asks you if you think they can sing at all.     What can you say without hurting thei...

On its first tour to the United Kingdom, Elektra Women’s Choir, from Vancouver, Canada, presents The Lost Words: A Spell Book, a whimsical and evocative musical interpretation of the bestselling book by Cambridge author Robert Macfarlane and visual ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Put me in front of a huge crowd of strangers and I’ll perform loud and proud.   Photo by Anirudh Koul   But in a room full of friend...

http://www.facebook.com/stellenbosch.acapella Arranged by: Antoni Schonken The Stellenbosch based acapella group, Acastella, performing their version of Coldplay, including Lost!, Death and all of His friends, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida and Every T...  morehttp://www.facebook.com/stellenbosch.acapella Arranged by: Antoni Schonken The Stellenbosch based acapella group, Acastella, performing their version of Coldplay, including Lost!, Death and all of His friends, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. Performed at The Maties Talent Final, Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South Africa acastella.stellies@gmail.com