Metro Nashville Chorus - overview from 2013 Open House

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  the other day, there was a question about whether or not a choir director should Sing while directing.  This is an age old question but as usual I have my own ideas.  ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When you join a choir that Sings in harmony, you will find that some parts are too high for you and some parts are too low.     Just lik...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about some of the skills needed to be able to Sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on Singing in a large choir. This w...

Greetings,   I am happy to present you with my composition for SSAATB and cello solo and would be interested in your impressions on it.   "Whom My Soul Loveth" was composed on the hebrew Biblical text of Song of Songs 3, 1 and comm...

[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...

the UCT Choir Sings 'Weeping' at the 2011 Health Sciences Graduation Ceremony. Great Song but the recording quality is handheld.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find Songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?”   Photo by Jorge Fr...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Learning and polishing a Song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public performance....

We started in October 2019 as a one off Black History Workshop! But the attendees enjoyed it so much they wanted it to become a regular thing. So now, 2 and a bit years later we are now a weekly session! We Sing anything from Richard Smallwood, Kirk Fr...  moreWe started in October 2019 as a one off Black History Workshop! But the attendees enjoyed it so much they wanted it to become a regular thing. So now, 2 and a bit years later we are now a weekly session! We Sing anything from Richard Smallwood, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Nelson and even Kanye! We meet every Wednesday evening from 7:30pm in Enfield, London, UK