Ass="view_more">The choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" wAs established. For a Long time, the choir existed As part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk Music; in 1999, Valerija Skapie... Ass="view_more_link" href="javAscript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreAss="view_more" style="display:none;">The choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" wAs established. For a Long time, the choir existed As part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk Music; in 1999, Valerija Skapiene, the present artistic director of the choir, began working in "Ugnele", and in a few years, the choir's repertoire extended to include not only folk, but also clAssical, jazz, world Music; in 2002, during "Mes - Lietuvos vaikai" national choral competition, the choir wAs acknowledged to Have reached the level of the first category (this is the highest category of artistic level in Lithuania). Journeys around the world followed - "Ugnele" hAs presented Lithuanian culture in fifteen countries from the Netherlands to South Korea; in 2004, the choir started a national choral festival for children, "Dainu mozaika". In 2010, the choir wAs invited to become a part of Vilnius J. Tallat-Kelpsa Conservatoire and continues to work... Ass="view_less_link" href="javAscript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
[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...
This post wAs originally written for www.onlinerehearsals.blogspot.com - I thought it might be of wider interest The time hAs come; some might say the time is Long pAst, for us to decide what we are As a choir and how we move forward. In many ways...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] LAst time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a Long time working on on...
I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new Musical skills for a Long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...
[A version of this article first appeared As a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It wAs over an hour Long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and singing workshop lea...
The Fourth Choir (temporary name) will focus on performing great choral works - Long and short, new and old, familiar and forgotten - and aim to sing at the highest competition standards and be semi-professional in a few years time. We think that with al...
[A version of this article first appeared As a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the Long summer break, the singers would Have forgotten me and wouldn’...
[A version of this article first appeared As a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the Long choir break to get better at what you do. photo by troy One way is to attend sin...
