[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] You’ve put your fliers out, spread the word, mentioned it on Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers. photo by I...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] “It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready.” Hugh Laurie photo by Fido Especially when...
Miserere miseris - from the Dublin Troper, c. 1360, arranged Michael McGlynn - The Waldorf Students choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 20. 06. 2015. on The Night of Museums in the Hungarian National Gallery Budapest
Text and Translation: Latin: Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus et in ipso jucundemur Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero English: Where there are charity and love, ... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I blame it on the Italians. Photo by cbmd The founder of the modern musical stave was an Italian; many well-known musical f...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or singers to appreciate their music. So why bother going...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about choirs that choose not to perform. None of the choirs or singing groups that I have run were formed as performing groups. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’ve always known that I’m more interested in traditional songs, but I’ve only just realised that it’s the vocal quality that I&rs...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining choirs, or even singing at all, as a result. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]It’s that time of year again when you still have time to to pop to the local garage for last-minute presents. What on earth can you get for the choral...
