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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] My real love is to teach a lot of relatively simple songs so people can spend more time singing and less time learning in a workshop (see We’ve come to sing, not to learn!). photo by Lucius Beebe Memoria... read more
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“Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.” Giacomo Casanova Originally published: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/07/page/2/ The sex lives of Errol Flynn or George Clooney are nothing compared with the rakish life of the most famous womanizer of them all... read more
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Festival Filadelfia 2015: The Musical City of Europe Featuring the Paolo Serrao Special Award Competitions / www.associazione-melody.com Choir: May 21 – 25, 2015 The City of Filadelfia has small hotels that are good for individuals and small groups.... So we decided to accommodate y... read more
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This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines". These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training. Our performance group of 8, all dressed in blue taffeta gowns were in the small room onc... read more
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First published: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/07/24/cleopatra/ “Fool! Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.” Cleopatra A summer vacation ritual of mine is to crack the covers of a couple of Shakespear... read more
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There are now only FOUR rooms left on my singing weekend in Derbyshire this November: ONE double deluxe room, THREE doubles/ twins/ singles. Should be a fantastic weekend in a great part of the country. Book now to avoid disappointment! TRADITIONAL SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES Friday 21 November 6pm to Sunday 23 No... read more
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My singing weekend in the Cotswolds is shaping up to be a small (but perfectly formed) group of women coming together to sing amazing harmony songs from around the world. A great chance to do some small group work and really get to grips with those harmonies. Still some places left. No experience necessary. The food (a... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question. Here is a very familiar story. Fred writes: “I started singing at a... read more
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Originally published http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2014/07/15/alexander-pushkin-the-muse-of-the-great-russian-composers/ “If you but knew the flames that burn in me which I attempt to beat down with my reason.”Alexander Pushkin On this rainy summer morning I nursed my second cup of coffee while get... read more
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Marsilio Ficino (1433-1498), Florentine philosopher wrote a wonderful sentence: “Music is nothing more than a Decoration of Silence”. What a wonderful statement. Shall we take it to the choir? Undoubtedly silence is in many ways a pre condition for music making. In silence we concentrate, in... read more
