[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 Male Choir of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) at 9th World Choir Games in Sochi (Russia) Category: C27 Folklore a cappella Result: 88.63, Gold, QI (the choir is the 2nd among the winners in t... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Instead of writing this, I should be planning a one-off two-hour singing workshop for this Saturday. I’m also starting to think of what I’ll d...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about people who think they Can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your sin...
Wedding Recessional last February 1, 2014
A piece From Jonathan Baltera's graduate conducting recital.
Performance by the Mansfield University Concert Choir conducted by Peggy Dettwiler at the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. They won a gold medal and third place in the Mixed Youth Choir Category.
Performance by the Mansfield University Concert Choir conducted by Peggy Dettwiler at the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. They won a gold medal and third place in the Mixed Youth Choir Category.
Our Whalley Abbey tour people will be singing an extract From the Messiah at the wonderful Whalley Abbey Church at the Sunday service surrounded by 40 Christmas trees! It promises to be a memorable conclusion to a fine weekend's singing! There are still p...