Have you ever had to pause in the Middle of a rehearsal because one of your singers is out of tune?   Do you get frustrated when, no matter how many times you practice blending exercises and focus on listening to one another, there is still a voice...

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Recording for BBC. Nottingham, Ukrainian Catholic Church, UK. October 2015. BOYAN ENSEMBLE of Kiev (Revutsky Academic Male Choir) SoundCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/revutsky-male-capella YouTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/revutsky Slide Share: http...  moreRecording for BBC. Nottingham, Ukrainian Catholic Church, UK. October 2015. BOYAN ENSEMBLE of Kiev (Revutsky Academic Male Choir) SoundCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/revutsky-male-capella YouTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/revutsky Slide Share: http://www.slideshare.net/Revutsky-Male-Choir Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revutsky.choir E-mail: revutsky-choir@online.ua  

Melbourne International Singers Festival   Including Melbourne Eisteddfod   June 5 – 10, 2013   Australia’s Most Exciting New Festival For Choirs And Singers of All Styles And Ages!   Melbourne International Singers...

This post first appeared on www.HelpingYouHarmonise.com   When I was working up to my Grade 1 piano exam aged 8 or so, my piano teacher introduced me to a game of ‘lucky dip’. This involved identifying all the passAges in my pieces I wa...

Choir of the Earth's August 2022 Concert Performance of Slava! - five pieces of stunning Orthodox Church music, including: ● Hymn of Praise, Rachmaninoff ● Ukrainian Prayer, John Rutter CBE ● Otche Nash (Our Father), Kedrov ● Shchedryk, a traditiona...  moreChoir of the Earth's August 2022 Concert Performance of Slava! - five pieces of stunning Orthodox Church music, including: ● Hymn of Praise, Rachmaninoff ● Ukrainian Prayer, John Rutter CBE ● Otche Nash (Our Father), Kedrov ● Shchedryk, a traditional Ukrainian folk song ● Hymn of the Cherubim, Tchaikovsky ● Outro & Credits  

[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...

"Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director), with an improvised piano accompaniment played by the composer. In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on...  more"Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director), with an improvised piano accompaniment played by the composer. In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus to join the choir in recording 4 of his pieces. the other three were "Sanctus", "Luminous Night of the Soul", and "Vast Eternal Skies" This performance of Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas II" is from that session, which included a rendition of the piece sung in in its published (unaccompanied) version as well. This was Mr. Gjeilo's second time on our campus, the first was in the spring of 2011, which resulted in 5 videos and a DVD (http://goo.gl/Xld0o) As of 2013, the CWU Chamber Choir also has recorded videos of the music of Byrd, Monteverdi, Muehleisen, Singh, Victoria, and Rautavaara on YouTube. the other CWU Chamber Choir videos can be found at: www.youtube.com/CWUmusicdept OR - - To follow the choir on Fac...    less

When I first visited Riva del Garda, it was the Middle of autumn; and to my amazement, it felt like it was all the four seasons at the same time. the scent of still blooming flowery bushes reminded me of spring; the trees with ripe peaches and oranges rec...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   We’re in the Middle of learning a song. People are struggling a bit. then someone asks: “What note is that?”   Photo by ph...