170 voices who Sing with the Philly Pops

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] there were two articles in the UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning the fact that we don’t Sing Christmas carols together as much as we u...

the New Jersey Chamber Singers (NJCS) performs Hear My Prayer by Moses Hogan. www.njchamberSingers.org Artistic Director Reid Masters Recording Engineer John Baker O Lord, please hear my prayer in the morning, when I rise it's your servant, boun...  morethe New Jersey Chamber Singers (NJCS) performs Hear My Prayer by Moses Hogan. www.njchamberSingers.org Artistic Director Reid Masters Recording Engineer John Baker O Lord, please hear my prayer in the morning, when I rise it's your servant, bound for glory O, dear Lord, please hear my prayer O Lord, please hear my prayer keep me safe within your arms it's your servant, bound for glory O, dear Lord, please hear my prayer When my work on earth is done and you come to take me home just to know I'm bound for glory and to hear you say... "well done" done with sin and sorrow have mercy mercy Amen Recorded at St Pio of Pietrelcina Roman Catholic Church, 103 Washington Ave, Lavallette, NJ 08735-2351 Copyright 2011 New Jersey Chamber Singers  less

[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...

  Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a Song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up Singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...

[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...

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

[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] 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...