Music has always had the powers to lift our spirits and make the day seem a little brighter. As we age, music can be one of the most comforting ways to connect with our favorite past-times. Hearing the Song you once danced to with your sweetheart as a tee...

This Song is a masterpiece. We were humbled to be the first to perform it. It only gets better from here. Thank you Nyokabi and the entire Cello team at the Kenya International Cello Festival @kenyainternationalcellofestival Music by: @nyokabikariuki16...  moreThis Song is a masterpiece. We were humbled to be the first to perform it. It only gets better from here. Thank you Nyokabi and the entire Cello team at the Kenya International Cello Festival @kenyainternationalcellofestival Music by: @nyokabikariuki1621 Lyrics Nikumbushe siku tulivu Nikumbushe siku tulivu Siku za mlima Siku za bahari Siku za Siku za uumbaji Nirudishe siku za utulivu Siku za mashariki Za mashariki Siku za uumbaji Siku za mlima Siku za bahari Nikumbushe siku tulivu Nikumbushe siku tulivu Utulivu, utulivu Nirudishe siku za utulivu Siku za utulivu, utulivu Siku za utulivu  less

BE PART OF IT. We present a spring evening concert with enchanting harmonies, soaring voices, and dramatic candlelit presentation ALBION ALES. Included in the ticket price is a pint of Albion real ale (from the Abbeydale Brewery)   - or a wine or ...

Musical Director (Antony Currington) accepting the applause after the final Song.. He looks pretty pleased and even proud o the team that were able to compete .. Little did he know (Hmm or maybe he had a feeing) that the team had won the 2012 National

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

Alive and Singing is an all-inclusive triplet of community choirs across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire formed by like-minded People thrown together by fate and directed by the very talented and charismatic Jamie Serafi. the choirs have g...  moreAlive and Singing is an all-inclusive triplet of community choirs across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire formed by like-minded People thrown together by fate and directed by the very talented and charismatic Jamie Serafi. the choirs have grown to over 100 members collectively from every walk of life! NO AUDTION! NO NEED TO READ MUSIC! ALL WELCOME!  

[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 ...

the concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred People who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of...  morethe concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred People who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and Songs from the musical West Side Story that graced the walls of the Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with the choir, and the musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. the more-than-hour-long performance by the Academic Choir of the Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

the concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred People who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of...  morethe concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred People who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and Songs from the musical West Side Story that graced the walls of the Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with the choir, and the musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. the more-than-hour-long performance by the Academic Choir of the Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   the choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...