Its members may be amateurs from many walks of life but they pride themselves on professional singing. Throughout its long history, the Choir has performed almost every major Choral work in the repertoire. The Halifax Choral Society has always aimed...  moreIts members may be amateurs from many walks of life but they pride themselves on professional singing. Throughout its long history, the Choir has performed almost every major Choral work in the repertoire. The Halifax Choral Society has always aimed high and has traditionally performed with first-rate orchestras, soloists and conductors. Looking through the annals of the Society is to turn back the pages of musical history of the past two centuries.  

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was in the middle of planning a Workshop and was checking through a few songs to make sure I had the correct lyrics, source, meaning, backgr...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and singing Workshop lea...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] How do you know if a choir session or singing Workshop or performance has been a success? photo by shadowkilla_tk And if it has gone badly, how does that...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing Workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I reckon I’m a fairly experienced teacher and Workshop leader. I’ve been teaching in one form or another for almost 35 years.   &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing Workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

[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...

Hello ALL Gospel Singers. We are hosting our 4th Annual Gospel Explosion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, we are approximately one hour from Frankfurt. Please join us this year. More information at http://gospelexplosion.j4hministry.org/