Beira Interior is one of our newest festivals. It was first arranged in 2014; and 2026 is going to be the 6th time it takes place. So, while waiting for next October to arrive, please enjoy this selection of photos from past years! Con...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] “Hark the herald angels sing”. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s “Merry Christma...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Time to look forward to the coming year. with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson Look back first to realise all the big mis...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few years back in which he claimed that: “singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] It always amazes me how surprised people are that a group of strangers can sing harmony together in just a few minutes. It’s not necessary to k...
"The Star-Spangled Banner" (the national anthem of the United States) by John Stafford Smith, text by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Henry Leck. Performed by the 2011 Touring choir of The Girl choir of South Florida on Friday, July 1, 2011, at Christ L... more
Edward Elgar: "Lux Aeterna" (Nimrod) from the Enigma-Variations for orchestra, for choir arranged by John Cameron. European Church Music Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 in the Münster of Schwäbisch Gmünd, 18 July 2019. The concert with John Rutter & Chamb... more
Mabe Ladies choir perform Bright Morning Stars, a Kentucky folk hymn arranged by Jay Althouse.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings! ...
