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blog: Flying in choir formation – placing singers effectively

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I looked at how singers choose where to stand in their section (Don’t stand too close to me! – finding the right place to stand in y...

blog: What it is all about? - Diversity and Internationality everywhere!

Meeting music, organizer of international choral competition and festival closes the book of this year's competition, this year's festival and ceremonies in events Opening & Closing & Awarding with the choral singing last Week in Fundão, Portugal....

blog: VIVA's traditional Advent concerts

VIVA, Sandnes kulturskolekor sing their traditional Advent Concerts like they have done over the past 40 years the last Week-end before Christmas. This year's guest concert in Madlamark kirke on Saturday 17. December at 1800 hrs, and in our own par...

Charlotte Glee Club
group: Charlotte Glee Club

This show choir, under the direction of Allison Surratt, is comprised of students ages 11-14. Students meet each Week for a 60 minute class learning the fundamentals of synchronized moves and harmony while singing popular songs. Emphasis is placed on deve...  more

blog: Looking for a rehearsal venue

London City Singers is looking to find a new venue to rehearse every Week. We are moving out of City Temple near Holborn Circus and would like to find one that is around the same area of St Paul's in the City of London. We have around 25-30 members and al...

blog: How to encourage regular choir attendance – balancing fun with commitment

  [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lately I’ve been wrestling with the problem of inconsistent attendance at choir. If not everyone comes each Week it’s hard to do any de...

Senzenina (South Africa)
video: Senzenina (South Africa)

Zulu civil rights song, one which came to be sung at political funerals in the 1980s. What have we done? We shall meet in heaven This outdoor performance was the culmination of a six-Week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night onl...  more

CONTINUUM - Versa est in luctum
video: CONTINUUM - Versa est in luctum

Recorded on January 10th, 2011. Versa est in luctum, by Alonso Lobo (1555-1617), composed for the obsequies of Philip II of Spain, who died in 1598. "My harp is turned to mourning and my music into the voice of those that weep. Spare me, Lord, for my Days...  more

blog: Singing in harmony 2 – small group skills

[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...

Worcester International Festival for Young Singers (WIFYS) 2013
video: Worcester International Festival for Young Singers (WIFYS) 2013

Welcome to WIFYS, the UK's first-ever international youth singing festival, organised by Sing UK in association with the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat (ECA-EC). A Week-long festival of music, friendship and discovery awaits! Highlights will...  more