[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There’s a strange thing that happens in Choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Benny G...
Premiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College Chamber Singers, and the California State University, ... more
Watch GGCC song-raid our way round Bristol
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many Choirs dress identically when they perform. Some have a choir uniform, some choose a particular colour for a particular concert, some have specially m...
Is singing good for stress? Yes, it can actually stress you out a bit... By rushing to rehearsals, trying to park the car and not finding a space, or getting stuck in public transport at peak times (I really wish there were more morning Choirs) By ...
One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’ This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...
