[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When a choir has been going for a Long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the world of choral music. It’s not about genre, technique, or even repertoire - it’s about wellbeing, emotional safety and nervous system regulation. And it’s Long overdue. Because choir ha...

The fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which CHOREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. The Long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows ...  moreThe fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which CHOREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. The Long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows us that singing or experiencing music is always connected to a primal impulse to movement. This primal impulse is unfolded our production, connect it to space and light and bring it all together in our performance. The result is a new musical work in a physical wholesomeness in which sound and movement do not compete but complement and enhance each other in fruitful ways. We are not interested in creating pictures for the music – we enhance the uncompromising sound to another level of perception, we heighten and amplify the body consciousness of our singing performers. We use the knowledge about the space and the powerful energies therein for our performances of choir singing. The dialogue between the perception of the inside and outside, the area of tension ...    less

We are the music makers.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The OK Chorale have just started back after a Long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] How Long’s a piece of string? There are so many options that I’m not going to specify any particular type or model.   photo by svennev...

  This has been a Long time coming. For the past several years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time.   Now it is.   Feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal spac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s a gig coming up and you’ve still got work to do. Do you keep bashing out the notes until everyone’s perfect or do you rehea...