[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve suddenly realised I don’t know what to call myself any more. I used to be a ‘choirmaster’ (a term I got from Gareth Malone and...

Fifteenth and final moveMent of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of the Four Seasons. Sung by the Les Sirènes Female Chamber choir and accompanied by the Les Sirènes Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Nunn. St Andrew's in the Square, Glasgow, 26/06/11.

PerforMed by: Male choir "Brodosplit"; Male choir and String Orchestra of Arts Academy, University of Split with associate musicians. Conductor: Vlado Sunko Recorded at: Croatian National Theatre in Split, Croatia, on December 2, 2013; Mimara Muse...  morePerforMed by: Male choir "Brodosplit"; Male choir and String Orchestra of Arts Academy, University of Split with associate musicians. Conductor: Vlado Sunko Recorded at: Croatian National Theatre in Split, Croatia, on December 2, 2013; Mimara Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 12, 2014; Church of St. Anastasia in Zadar, Croatia, on May 3, 2014. MoveMents: I. Kyrie 0:39 II. Gloria 7:14 III. Credo 17:24 IV. Sanctus 30:27 V. Benedictus 35:38 VI. Agnus Dei 41:06 VII. Dona nobis pacem 44:36 credits 50:03 Production: Bernard Kahle - b.kahle@yahoo.com Split, Croatia, June 2014  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   If I get 30 singers on one of my weekend workshops soMeone will say “Gosh, what a large group!” whilst another says “Quite low numb...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assuMe that singers who att...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   SumMer has finally arrived in the UK. We’ve been praying for sunshine for so long, but now it’s just a little TOO hot!   Photo b...

If you are looking for a tuneful large-scale choral work to perform with your choir  - you might like to consider a new SATB arrangeMent by John Whittaker of Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of The Four Seasons' (duration 50 minutes) - which was original...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get enquiries from people looking for one-to-one singing lessons. I tell them that unfortunately I don’t offer them.     I...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I believe that everyone can sing. If you want to know more, you can read “Everyone can sing...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Not being a regular concert-goer myself, I often wonder why people make the effort to go to concerts.     'A Choral Voyage' concert by d...