"A Soldier's Mother's Lullaby" Voce & Mark Singleton, Ēriks Ešenvalds Composer-In-Residence
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could. Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...
Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening) Music by Claude Debussy [1862--1918] Arranged for SATB Chorus and Piano by Stanley M. Hoffman English Translation by Ruth T. Hoffman and Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble, Robert Schuneman, conducto... more
Deák-Bárdos György (1905-1991): Eli! Eli! --- Pjevački zbor Akademije za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku Dirigentica: dr. Antoaneta Radočaj-Jerković --- Audio i video oblikovanje: Davor Dedić Snimljeno u crkvi Sv. Mihaela u Osijeku --- Akademija za... more
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea! ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing together like we used to. TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...
I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir. It’s a complicated issue that involves...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Very, very few people are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better. Th...
