[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 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...

  It will be an exciting year for you, for us and the choral community.   We love our job because you give us a better understanding of different cultures and because we appreciate how valuable our work is. During the First World choir Ga...

  Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...

Founded in 1991 and since then conducted by César Alejandro Carrillo.

Peparation for or performance in Siena, QC. Year 2012

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...

Istanbul Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Dec 8 2013