[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes in a small group there is just one person out of step with everyone else.   Photo by Trish Steel   In a large choir, it&rsq...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.     Lind...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about how, as a singer, you can pace yourself in choir rehearsals and singing workshops.     This week I want to con...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve been under the weather lately with no energy at all. But last night was choir night so I had to pull something out of the bag.   So ti...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-making. Which is why n...

text: Cécile Rigazio music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz http://www.jeanchristopherosaz.eu http://www.youtube.com/user/rosazjc https://soundcloud.com/jc-rosaz Le Miroir Women Vocal Ensemble http://www.lemiroir.fr/ --- Belle La plus belle! Qui est la pl...  moretext: Cécile Rigazio music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz http://www.jeanchristopherosaz.eu http://www.youtube.com/user/rosazjc https://soundcloud.com/jc-rosaz Le Miroir Women Vocal Ensemble http://www.lemiroir.fr/ --- Belle La plus belle! Qui est la plus belle? Dis nous qui est la plus belle! Miroir, Miroir, dis nous qui est la plus belle... Dis nous qui est la plus belle! Qui est la plus belle? La plus belle! Belle. --- Les reflets sur les étendues d'eau m'ont toujours fasciné par leur façon de mettre en vibration le réel avec des variations infinies, c'est ainsi que, sur une idée de Cécile Rigazio qui est l'auteure du texte, la partition a été conçue graphiquement (et musicalement!) sur le principe du miroir en hommage à l'ensemble qui a choisi ce nom: "miroir que sais-tu de la beauté?" en écho à de célèbres exemples littéraires... --- The reflections on the water bodies have always fascinated me by their way of vibrating the real with infinite variations. Therefore, on an idea of Cécile Rigazio w...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] In case you haven’t noticed: this is the modern world.   photo by Yoel Ben-Avraham   If you’re not promoting your choir on social ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well.   Photo by _foam   You’ll need to put in s...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question.   Here is a very familiar st...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...