[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “How to sing” is one of the most common requests I get. The answer is simple: open your mouth and let the sound out.   photo by ...

COSTA BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 12th International choir and orchestra festival in Calella on the Costa Barcelona (Spain)29.04. - 03.05.2026 COSTA BARCELONA – a true holiday paradiseSoMe attractions of this Catalonian region are its long, fi...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   "Places strictly limited." "Book now to avoid disappointMent!" "To be sure of a place, please send a cheque." "Last year we sold out, so reserve a pl...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangeMents, chastising them when ...

"A Baroque Celebration: Haendel and Charpentier" Orchestral and Choral Director: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan CorISTAnbul Chamber choir & German Protestant Church choir Feministanbul Chamber Orchestra February 24, 2013 German Protestant Churc...  more"A Baroque Celebration: Haendel and Charpentier" Orchestral and Choral Director: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan CorISTAnbul Chamber choir & German Protestant Church choir Feministanbul Chamber Orchestra February 24, 2013 German Protestant Church, Istanbul/Turkey Shot by Kağan Aybudak  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I know quite a few people who love to sing with others, but soMehow don’t ever get around to joining a choir or attending a singing workshop. &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about choosing suitable songs to arrange.   Photo by the incredible how   This week I want to get down to the nitty...

Excerpts from Requiem by the Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen, premiered on April 6th 2014. With the Nidaros Cathedral Boys´ choir and conductor Bjørn Moe, orchestra and soloist Hilde Gjermundsen. Recorded live in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway....  moreExcerpts from Requiem by the Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen, premiered on April 6th 2014. With the Nidaros Cathedral Boys´ choir and conductor Bjørn Moe, orchestra and soloist Hilde Gjermundsen. Recorded live in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway. for scores go to www.kimarnesen.com  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Once upon a tiMe there were two singers: Olga and Little Erik. They  did not like choir warm ups. Olga always caMe late so she could avoid them. Littl...