At the piano: Dmitry Semenovsky. The lyrics of the song is a translation from Goethe's "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt."

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people really struggle when it comes to learnIng a song by ear. Often it’s sIngers who are used to usIng sheet music, but not always. &nb...

Promotional video. Text: LatIn Music: Laura Jēkabsone www.latvianvoices.lv https://www.facebook.com/LatvianVoices/ https://play.spotify.com/artist/54mSCDWB34Q2WPfEHWJru5

SInce 2008 we have been comIng together In central London to learn and perform sea-shanties, murder ballads, protest songs, work songs, love melodies, folkified non-folksongs, and good old knees-up tunes, from across the centuries and all over the world.

Barcarolle Choir and its Musical Director, ​Sam Evans, are delighted to announce their next performance In June 2019.The evenIng will propose a wide range of pieces from a multitude of composers such as Chilcott, Verdi, D. EllIngton, Webber, Berlioz, Bach...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a sIngIng workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listenIng to a lot of Queen recordIngs!   ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how you get beyond the written word if you've been learnIng lyrics from sheets of paper.     This week I want to look a...

LookIng for a sunny, happy song for your concert?  This unaccompanied SATB settIng of The Peanut Vendor will light up your choir and have audiences sittIng on the edge of their seats!  Here's a computer playback to give you an idea.  The sh...

Still lookIng for the proper song to sIng In a Choral Celebration and event around the world? FInd some of the best of contemporary choral works or tuneful Italian music.   For Female Choirs, have a look at these: - Veni Sancte Spiritus by Guido...