[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-making. Which is why n...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] From my experience with Choirs and singing groups it appears that we are a rhythmically challenged nation. photo by by The Failed Photographer ...
Budapest International Choir Festival and Competition - a milestone in the history of choral competitions. Since 1988, Choirs are magnetized to join every second year. With an experience of almost 30 years meeting music has focused on improving its ev...
[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...
[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 ...
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
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...
Piano music for choir? Why not! Written originally for solo vocalist, I turned this into an SATB choral tongue-twister--a cappella--and then added a piano part, which was further orchestrated for Choirs performing with orchestra during the holiday season....
