[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

We take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bun...  moreWe take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bunch - why not come along and give us a go?  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions ac...

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute com...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute commentary (at 7:45 of the video) by the composer follows the performance of the two pieces. The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen and Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Tomás Luis da Victoria. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

Another great gift idea for the singer in your life - 5 beautiful Songs suitable for any solo voice! Our music is available worldwide from any manner of sources, but if you order 'Songs from the British Isles, Vol 1' via this link, then we will giftwrap...

The Russian Chamber Choir performs together with the children's choir Pearls of Odessa from Ukraine with Larissa Garbuz, live from the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam.

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

Hello everyone,   I wanted to let you know about a book/ cd set that Ive just published. It's a collection of Makwayera style Songs from Zimbabwe and includes 12 transcriptions and an accompanying CD of field recordings (24 tracks). Makwayera singi...

Pitchcraft's arrangement of the Ukrainian Christmas carol with other carols. Hit SUBSCRIBE and the NOTIFICATION BELL to stay up to date with Pitchcraft's channel. Want Pitchcraft to perform at your next event? We have a wide repertoire to choose fro...  morePitchcraft's arrangement of the Ukrainian Christmas carol with other carols. Hit SUBSCRIBE and the NOTIFICATION BELL to stay up to date with Pitchcraft's channel. Want Pitchcraft to perform at your next event? We have a wide repertoire to choose from. For more information see our website (below). WEBSITE: http://www.pitchcraft.co.uk FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/pitchcraft TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pitchcraftchoir INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/pitchcraftchoir