Soul of Christ, sanctify me Body of Christ, save me Water from the side of Christ, wash me Passion of Christ, give me strength. Hear me Jesus Hide me in Thy wounds that I may never leave Thy side From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me A...  moreSoul of Christ, sanctify me Body of Christ, save me Water from the side of Christ, wash me Passion of Christ, give me strength. Hear me Jesus Hide me in Thy wounds that I may never leave Thy side From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me And when the call of death arrives Bid me come to thee that I may praise thee with thy saints Forever.  

Based in Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall venue we are an open access mixed choir. No auditions and no need to read music. We sing a mix of world, gospel pop and folk music often with a left leaning theme. We attend annual Sing for Water events in Lon...  moreBased in Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall venue we are an open access mixed choir. No auditions and no need to read music. We sing a mix of world, gospel pop and folk music often with a left leaning theme. We attend annual Sing for Water events in London and Manchester and Street Choirs Festival. Very welcoming and all ages.  

"Stars" Ēriks Ešenvalds Vocal Art Ensemble of Conductor: Jan Yngwe Recorded in S:t Jacobs kyrka Stockholm Januarty 31st 2015 Camera, audio and editing David Böling

CROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen solo...  moreCROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen soloists: Soloists: Artemisz Polonyi and Maya Webne-Behrman recording: Noriko Okabe Recorded live June 9, 2018 Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan, NY  

Zbor svetega Nikolaja Litija (Saint Nicholas Choir Litija Slovenia) Dirigentka/conductor: Helena Fojkar Zupančič NAŠA PESEM 2012 Lojze Lebič (1934): V TIHEM ŠELESTENJU ČASA, 1991--1996 Iz kamna v vodi (Uroki) (Gregor Strniša) http://www.youtube.c...  moreZbor svetega Nikolaja Litija (Saint Nicholas Choir Litija Slovenia) Dirigentka/conductor: Helena Fojkar Zupančič NAŠA PESEM 2012 Lojze Lebič (1934): V TIHEM ŠELESTENJU ČASA, 1991--1996 Iz kamna v vodi (Uroki) (Gregor Strniša) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HjbfSy0lQ synthesiser: Tomaž Kmetič tolkala: Tomaž Vouk tolkala: Maja Povše http://www.jskd.si/glasba/zborovska/prireditve_zborovska/nasa_pesem/maribor_12/spored_nasa_pesem_12.htm Pretty extravagant composition, but effective.  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 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 across th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer Turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

2017 promises to be a fantastic year for The Major Minors Children's Choir based in New Zealand. The growing choir Turns five this year and is looking for new members to join the fun.  Behind the scenes are qualified musicians who run the choir vo...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It Turns out that the devil might not have the best tunes after all.     Although I run a secular choir (I don’t have a religiou...

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir in New Zealand, is celebrating 5 years of singing this month. The choir that started out as a 3 month project with no name  in 2012 is in final preparations for a special anniversary concert I...