• MWCT

    We are looking for a Guest Choir Director! volunteer position in Mozambique

    Added February 24, 2014 by MWCT - 1350 views - 0 comments

            Guest Choir Director, Volunteer Position Manda Wilderness Community Trust Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique   Description of the Position: The primary purpose of this position is to help plan and run the Manda Wilderness Choir Festival. In its fifth year, the festival... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    The pleasures of the untrained voice

    Added February 19, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1449 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize  for "a sound piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the black waters of the Clyde". When her nomination was discussed on ... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    Come and sing with Albion

    Added February 15, 2014 by Andrew Throssell - 568 views - 0 comments

    At our Next Concert in Sheffield - Come and sing with Albion!                                          After the lov... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

    Added February 12, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1078 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “Where do you think the music resides? Is it in the written score?... read more

  • Lisa Wong

    Searching for Choral Repertoire?

    Added February 12, 2014 by Lisa Wong - 973 views - 0 comments

    http://choosingchoralrepertoire.blogspot.com/

  • Yin-Chu Jou

    Last Few Places: 2014 Directors' Familiarization Trip "Jump into Ireland"

    Added February 8, 2014 by Yin-Chu Jou - 868 views - 0 comments

    Few places left. Apply today by sending an email to Artistic Director Yin-Chu Jou: yinchu@faf.org 1-800-526-2908 Apply for FAF’s 2014 Familiarization Travel Grant: a complimentary 5-night Familiarization Trip to Ireland! (Land-Only Offer; Airfare refunded upon choir's contract signing for Festiv... read more

  • A Valentine from Jane Monheit

    Added February 6, 2014 by Met Museum Presents - 611 views - 0 comments

    Beloved Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit performs a special program in celebration of Valentine's Day.   The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10028 212 570 3949 for tickets or visit  http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/a-valentine-from-jane... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    Children's Choir Welcomes all (Upper Hutt New Zealand- published in Upper Hutt Leader Wednesday 29 January 2014)

    Added February 6, 2014 by Karen Boyce - 810 views - 0 comments

      Singing in a choir can develop children’s listening and cooperative skills, give them confidence and show them how music expresses feelings and ideas. It can also be a lot of fun. Upper Hutt’s Major Minors Children’s Choir meets again on Sunday, February 2, and the two volunteer tutors are inv... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to use gestures to conduct your choir effectively

    Added February 5, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 2219 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir.   Caradog Statue, Aberdare by Darren Wyn Rees   That i... read more

  • Stacy Horn

    TEDx Talk about the Joys, Benefits, and Science of Singing

    Added February 4, 2014 by Stacy Horn - 1559 views - 0 comments

    I gave a TEDX talk about group singing.  I had a very short time to hit all the crucials points.  I'm sure I left many out, but I did my best! I hope it gets more people to join choirs and other groups of people who sing together.