[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us are wary of attending Singing workshops or choirs when we feel that people will be a lot more experienced than us. This is particularly t...
Update - Auditions closed for the season -- thanks to all who came out! Searching for just the right choir? Do you Sing bass or tenor? Do you live within Driving distance of the Ottawa, Canada's Capital region? Jo...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]Most Singers join a choir because they share the passion and vision of the choir leader. Your choir leader is the creative heart of your choir and is what g...
Say No ! is an international project for choirs and small musical ensembles. Together we Sing ‘No to War’. Our song is a tribute to deserters and war objectors. This hymn is also a call to FleeTheFrenzy: say 'No' to the madness of weaponry and war.
(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog Choral Clarity) Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired me. He told me exactly what I should do on the first day. He ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I have learnt a great deal since I started my first choir in 1997. WorldSong in Coventry, June 2000 If I were starting a choir again today I may well do t...
Hello! We are The Lost Sound and hail from the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. We've been together for about 9 years now and Sing a mainly folk infused set of contemporry arrangements with thumping Gospel numbers thrown in and some pop masterpieces too! We ge...
Did you think about changing your program for 2016 Celebration and Rehearsal year? Through the past years of competition and festival we found many choirs enjoying their time with - Salutatio AngeFlica by Domenico Bartolucci ...
I can tell a good movie by how uplifted I feel afterward. With really good movies, the feeling of upliftment and expansion can last for hours, or even days. Lincoln was such a movie for me. I saw it at the Grove Theater in Los Angeles. I was str...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] My main skill is as a teacher of songs to those who don’t read music. Photo by elfsternberg Other choir leaders have different s...
