[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] there are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...

Driven and enthusiastic is best way to describe this all new all male - a cappella - vocal group based in Tilburg the Netherlands. Established during the spring of 2011 De Heeren (translated as "the gentlemen") ar...  moreDriven and enthusiastic is best way to describe this all new all male - a cappella - vocal group based in Tilburg the Netherlands. Established during the spring of 2011 De Heeren (translated as "the gentlemen") are the latest ensemble of the Netherlands. De Heeren consists of 8 men, most of whom study at the Fontys Conservatoire in Tilburg. What sets this group apart is that is has musical as well as classical trained singers. Due to this wide variety of musical diversity of this group it allows for a broad selection of repertoire. Most of their repertoire is arranged by members of the group and offers an extensive selection of different styles.  less

Ensemble Nobiles was founded in January 2006. the choristers met each other during their nine-year education in fine arts as members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig. Today the ensemble consists of tenors Christian Pohlers and Paul Heller as well a...  moreEnsemble Nobiles was founded in January 2006. the choristers met each other during their nine-year education in fine arts as members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig. Today the ensemble consists of tenors Christian Pohlers and Paul Heller as well as basses Felix Hübner, Lucas Heller and Lukas Lomtscher. their repertoire ranges from late medieval Mass songs to modern age works. the five young musicians attach great importance to the works of German Romantic composers, such as Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, as well as to their extensive repertoire of church music. the ensemble successfully collaborates with a number of other artists, such as the composer Manfred Schlenker(GER), who dedicated his motet Gott wohnt in einem Lichte to the quintet, on a regular basis. Volker Bräutigam wrote several pieces for them to perform during the festivities at the 35th Leipziger Jazztage. the vocal ensemble Sjaella has been another partner in numerous successful collaborations throughout the years. In...    less

Proyecto "Compasión", Iglesia San Juan de los Caballeros, Jerez de la Frontera, 14 de Marzo de 2015.

Music has always had the powers to lift our spirits and make the day seem a little brighter. As we age, music can be one of the most comforting ways to connect with our favorite past-times. Hearing the song you once danced to with your sweetheart as a tee...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. the character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] the socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

[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 whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...