[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] We all have off days, even choir leaders.     Here are a few hints on how to cope when you’re feeling low or burnt out.   No matte...

Traditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through The parts while The oTher parts represent The ringing of The bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Version...  moreTraditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through The parts while The oTher parts represent The ringing of The bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Versions are also available for string quartet, wind quartet, brass quartet, flute quartet and clarinet quartet.  

[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...

The Idea The award winning “Funky voices” was founded and launched in 2007 to meet The community who sought a choir that sing modern music that can be enjoyed by everyone, NO AUDITION and NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. Each Funky voices rehearsal is taught by hi...  moreThe Idea The award winning “Funky voices” was founded and launched in 2007 to meet The community who sought a choir that sing modern music that can be enjoyed by everyone, NO AUDITION and NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. Each Funky voices rehearsal is taught by highly qualified and experienced music tutors. Sandra Colston BA Hons (Musical Director) arranges The music to suit The choir members, and to bring The music up to date and possible for a choir to sing. The Sound With passions for vocal harmonies, and personal influences being likes of; Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, LuTher Vandross, Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson. The aim is to bring a similar vocal energy to Funky voices… From Emotional rich harmonies to Feel-good dance tracks, our repertoire includes, including “Take That”, “Michael Jackson”, “Queen”, “Supertramp”, making it an exciting and enjoyable experience for everyone. The People Funky voices is not a ‘conventional’ choir due to The age range being open to ages 16 to 80 who come from all w...    less

Dear friends, like all of you, we too are forced to distance ourselves and are called upon to respect The rules in order to fight The terrible pandemic that has been afflicting us for some time now. The Joy voices Choir has not stopped: we have chosen...  moreDear friends, like all of you, we too are forced to distance ourselves and are called upon to respect The rules in order to fight The terrible pandemic that has been afflicting us for some time now. The Joy voices Choir has not stopped: we have chosen a song from our repertoire and each of us, from our own home, has recorded it. The result is, for us, a new performance, different from The usual, which we share to send you our best wishes so that you can spend this difficult period serenely, despite everything. Our thoughts and prayers are dedicated in particular to those who fight The virus in The front line, to those who work to guarantee us The essential services, to those who are alone, to those who are sick, to those who are in despair, to those who did not make it and to those who have lost a loved one. Let us send a message of hope for The future, raising our voices to The Lord, confident that He will listen to us and that we will soon return to embrace Him again. Let us remain distant but unite...    less

The mission of The Australian voices is to commission, perform, record and promote The music of Australian composers to The highest international artistic standards. Since 1993, The Australian voices have championed an astonishing flourish of new Austr...  moreThe mission of The Australian voices is to commission, perform, record and promote The music of Australian composers to The highest international artistic standards. Since 1993, The Australian voices have championed an astonishing flourish of new Australian vocal music, having commissioned hundreds of new works. Much of this new music captures vividly The vibrant sound, colour, and energy of The Australian continent and its people. The singers, aged between 17 and 28 come from different Australian cities and commit to a rigorous professional schedule of concerts and workshops, both in Australia and throughout The world. This vocal ensemble has been recognised by many international awards and honours as one of The finest of its type in The world. The Australian voices have toured internationally many times, participating in major events in The U.K, The U.S.A., Bosnia, Canada, Guatemala, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, New Zealand, Malaysia, China, Taiw...    less

Bibi, Synkù, Bi · Art'n'voices Midnight Stories: Contemporary Music of Polish Composers Released on: 2020-04-17 Choir: Art'n'voices Composer: Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk Auto-generated by YouTube.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There is a lack of men in many community choirs (Why men won’t sing).     The Tenor by Paul Helm   One of The results of th...

Praised by The New York Times for its “incisive, agile strength,” Downtown voices is a semiprofessional choir conducted by Stephen Sands. Downtown voices has performed works by Reena Esmail, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo...  morePraised by The New York Times for its “incisive, agile strength,” Downtown voices is a semiprofessional choir conducted by Stephen Sands. Downtown voices has performed works by Reena Esmail, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Anton Webern, Alberto Ginastera, Leoš Janáček, James MacMillan, and Philip Glass. The choir was recently featured in two world premieres: Luna Pearl Woolf’s Number Our Days at The Perelman Performing Arts Center and Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio Akathist, which was recorded alongside Trinity Choir, Artefact Ensemble, Trinity Youth Chorus, and NOVUS. Downtown voices made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2022 with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta for The Lukas Foss Centennial Celebration.    OTher recent performances include The New York premiere of Reena Esmail’s Malhaar: A Requiem for Water, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana at The Ross Farm, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew. At Trinity Church, The...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   When you join a choir that sings in harmony, you will find that some parts are too high for you and some parts are too low.     Just lik...