[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

Firstly, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a good musician, and a reasonable singer. I sit in the back corner of the choir and sing second bass, trying to sing so low that I can make the plastic chairs vibrate. Now, I say I'm a good musi...

MidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse ...  moreMidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse Jose Daniel Mojica Charles Bryan Kevin Courtemanche Bass Christian Arencibia Peter Lamendola Devin McGuire Skyler Klein Video/Audio Engineering: Quinton Tramm David Winkler, Producer Recorded: June 4, 2022 Broadway Presbyterian Church (Manhattan) From Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought 2. Sonnet 129: Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured, murd'rous, bloody, full of blame, Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust, Enjoyed no sooner but despisèd straight, Past reason hunted; and, no sooner had Past reason hated as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad; Mad in pursuit and in possession so, Had, h...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

MidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse ...  moreMidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse Jose Daniel Mojica Charles Bryan Kevin Courtemanche Bass Christian Arencibia Peter Lamendola Devin McGuire Skyler Klein Video/Audio Engineering: Quinton Tramm David Winkler, Producer Recorded: June 4, 2022 Broadway Presbyterian Church (Manhattan) From Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought 5. Sonnet 130: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun ------------- BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We all have off days, even choir leaders.     Here are a few hints on how to cope when you’re feeling low or burnt out.   No matte...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   If I get 30 singers on one of my weekend workshops someone will say “Gosh, what a large group!” whilst another says “Quite low numb...

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