Have you ever been to the most charming lake in Italy? If yes you will always desire to be there again. If not this is the opportunity what you were waiting for. Singing with your friends in an amazing place like that is a dreaming what comes tr...

A little tongue in cheek language guide for tourists in Austria based on the experience of British poet Gavin Ewart The music was written and performed by David W Solomons The Poem goes: When you drink a Qualitätswein you will never be a loser ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreA little tongue in cheek language guide for tourists in Austria based on the experience of British poet Gavin Ewart The music was written and performed by David W Solomons The Poem goes: When you drink a Qualitätswein you will never be a loser it just means the wine is fine for the fairly choosy boozer. When the Bestattungsunternehmer takes the butcher and the baker he is not a loud proclaimer but a quiet undertaker. Brandteigschokoladecremekrapfen pronounce it you will make mistakes But nothing terrible will hapfen these are simply chocolate cakes cakes!  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Poem by Robert Herrick Music by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts sung by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com [Note: many composers - including Kathryn Rose, Peter Hurford, Colin Brumby and Tim Knight - have set a few verses from this Poem...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morePoem by Robert Herrick Music by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts sung by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com [Note: many composers - including Kathryn Rose, Peter Hurford, Colin Brumby and Tim Knight - have set a few verses from this Poem, but I believe that this is the first setting of the complete Poem for full choir (unless someone knows different?)]  

Most singers know Messiah pretty well, but how would you feel having to walk out on stage for a complete Messiah performance without your score?   That's exactly what the members of Bristol Choral Society will be doing this Saturday 22 December at ...

Lake Garda: You have to go there, either for the first time or again! Feel at home in the luminous environment, temperate climate, and luxuriant vegetation along with the majestic landscapes as the background to the remarkable historical and cultural rema...

Poem by Stanley N Solomons inspired by the Poem "Lune sur mer" by Gérard d'Houville Music by David Warin Solomons Performed by the Composer's Choir under Dan Shaw in deep dusk, in deep dusk green, the crescent moon's an air of shell sheen, shot t...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morePoem by Stanley N Solomons inspired by the Poem "Lune sur mer" by Gérard d'Houville Music by David Warin Solomons Performed by the Composer's Choir under Dan Shaw in deep dusk, in deep dusk green, the crescent moon's an air of shell sheen, shot through with curvèd light and clear ... polished the shells that gleam like her.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   often I join in with someone singing a song...

Singing in a choir is fun, it builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...

We are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. We sing widely around our own region...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreWe are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. We sing widely around our own region in France but are looking to exchange with a choir further afield in the near future.  

To make a prairie - for piano and three voices Music by John Graham Poem by Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886 To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee. And revery*. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. Music sung ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreTo make a prairie - for piano and three voices Music by John Graham Poem by Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886 To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee. And revery*. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. Music sung (in the key of F) by the dwsChorale The scores in B flat and in F will be available soon.