Barnsley Youth choir. Winners of the Grand Prix for Pop/Jazz/Gospel/Spiritual European choir Games 2015. This is live footage taken in the closing ceremony at Johanneskirche in Magdeburg, Germany on 11/07/15

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] In case you haven’t noticed: this is the modern world.   photo by Yoel Ben-Avraham   If you’re not promoting your choir on social ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well.   Photo by _foam   You’ll need to put in s...

2017 Chicagoland Voices Winter Concert Performed by C6 Seven Bridges Road by Stephen Young arranged by Phillip Lawson

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question.   Here is a very familiar st...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...

[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 ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   We all know that singing workshops are just an excuse to string together a series of tea breaks and lunch breaks. and concerts are an excuse to have a drin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A woman came up to me last Saturday and said “I like coming to your workshops because there are always lots of men”.     Ke...