[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Everything in the concert is going brilliantly. The choir is firing on all cylinders. The audience are lapping it up, even your lame banter between songs....

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed.   &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience.   ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are good reasons why it’s h...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For many of us, this time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

Once Upon A Time by Charles Strouse arr. Paul Langford Performed by C6 2018 Chicagoland voices Winter Concert Sunday, January 21, 2018

An award-winning Mixed-voice choir based in Dublin and conducted by Orla Flanagan. The choir has around thirty-five singers from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities including Ireland, England, Wales, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Aus...  moreAn award-winning Mixed-voice choir based in Dublin and conducted by Orla Flanagan. The choir has around thirty-five singers from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities including Ireland, England, Wales, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Australia and the USA.  

Chernomorski Zvutsi Mixed choir was established in 1914 and has an active presence in the cultural life of North-East Bulgaria. Numerous participations, diplomas and awards at international choral competitions and festivals throughout Europe have been rec...  moreChernomorski Zvutsi Mixed choir was established in 1914 and has an active presence in the cultural life of North-East Bulgaria. Numerous participations, diplomas and awards at international choral competitions and festivals throughout Europe have been recorded in the choir’s artistic biography. It has issued three CDs, a documentary „The Journey” and a book.The choir has been honoured with two prestigious Bulgarian awards in the field of the musical art: The Golden Lyre of the Union of the Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers and the Golden Plaque of the Bulgarian ChoralUnion – both of them for its creative activity and contribution to the Bulgarian musical culture. Chernomorski Zvutsi is a world of work and creativity, companionship and fusion where assimilating yourself, you become part of a whole. United by their love of music and the intoxicating feeling of community and synergy, these fine and highly sensitive people write the cultural history of the town of Balchik. It is of equal interest to them...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how people are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how ...