On November 14th, 2009 the Vancouver Cantata Singers teamed up with ICORD (icord.org) for a fabulous gala fundraiser at the acoustically luscious Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. VCS performs Franz Biebl's Ave Maria in the atrium.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are plenty of studies now about the many benefits of singing together. But they only look at the experience of the singers in a choir.   I&rsqu...

Lass="view_more">Haydn: Sing the Lord, ye voices all. Mendelssohn Singers conducted by TMC Associate Conductor Matthew Otto. James Bourne, piano. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium Concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">Haydn: Sing the Lord, ye voices all. Mendelssohn Singers conducted by TMC Associate Conductor Matthew Otto. James Bourne, piano. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium Concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. This Concert concluded the TMC's 2013 Choral Conductors' Symposium led by Noel Edison. Webcast produced by Inline Digital.  

Lass="view_more">The Promise of Liberty written by Greg Bartholomew was performed on May 2, 2013, at the Racine Unified School District's Horlick Area Choir Festival. Horlick High School, Gilmore Middle School, McKinley Middle School, Olympia Brown Elementary, Gifford El...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">The Promise of Liberty written by Greg Bartholomew was performed on May 2, 2013, at the Racine Unified School District's Horlick Area Choir Festival. Horlick High School, Gilmore Middle School, McKinley Middle School, Olympia Brown Elementary, Gifford Elementary, Winslow Elementary, Wadewitz Elementary and AppleChor from Red Apple Elementary combined to sing it as the Finale to the festival. There were about 280 children involved. The Directors: Ellen Christensen-Horlick, Keri Bieri-Gilmore, Rob Kroes-McKinley, Anne Mollerskov-Olympia Brown, Jessica Knierim-Gifford and Jack Senzig-Red Apple Greg Bartholomew's piece can be found on his website: http://www.gregbartholomew.com/libertindex.html  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Lass="view_more">At the Fall Concert with the Rosthern Junior College Choir and Saskatoon Youth Orchestra. This is a performance at the end of a weekend workshop where the students of both groups learn new music in a short amount of time. Rosthern Junior College Choir ...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">At the Fall Concert with the Rosthern Junior College Choir and Saskatoon Youth Orchestra. This is a performance at the end of a weekend workshop where the students of both groups learn new music in a short amount of time. Rosthern Junior College Choir - directed by Richard Janzen Saskatoon Youth Orchestra - directed by Richard Carnegie Orchestra arrangement by Joseph Barlowe  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 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 across th...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love my job. I get to stand in front of a bunch of singers and hear wonderful harmonies washing over me.     Antony Gormley's Field for the...

Lass="view_more">The St Peter's Singers of Leeds and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, with Alan Horsey (harpsichord) and David Houlder (organ continuo), directed by Dr Simon Lindley, perform the excitingchorus 'Let us therefore not divide it' from Johann Sebastian Bach's ma...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">The St Peter's Singers of Leeds and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, with Alan Horsey (harpsichord) and David Houlder (organ continuo), directed by Dr Simon Lindley, perform the excitingchorus 'Let us therefore not divide it' from Johann Sebastian Bach's masterwork St John Passion (BWV 245) at Leeds Town Hall on Monday 18th February 2013. This complete performance of the Passion, in English, was given as part of the Leeds International Concert Season. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming events, can be found on our website http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk, our Facebook group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds' and on Twitter (@SPSLeeds). http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Lass="view_more">Happy, Pharrel Williams, Cover by Coro Las Veredas Enrique Martín, Director. Paula Mercedes Lozano, piano Daniel Garay, batería. Yeray Jiménez, bajo. Patricia Mora, teclados. Arreglo de cuerdas: Patricia Mora. Happy incluido en Nube, el Cd del Coro...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">Happy, Pharrel Williams, Cover by Coro Las Veredas Enrique Martín, Director. Paula Mercedes Lozano, piano Daniel Garay, batería. Yeray Jiménez, bajo. Patricia Mora, teclados. Arreglo de cuerdas: Patricia Mora. Happy incluido en Nube, el Cd del Coro Las Veredas. Más información: www.coroLasveredas.com  

Lass="view_more">"Son To Mother" Music: Henrik Dahlgren Text: Maya Angelou Performed by Svanholm Singers Conducted by Sofia Söderberg GET EXCLUSIVE NOW: http://hyperurl.co/SvanholmExclusive Audio mixed and recorded by Per Sjöstén Video recorded by Christoffer...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="display:none;">"Son To Mother" Music: Henrik Dahlgren Text: Maya Angelou Performed by Svanholm Singers Conducted by Sofia Söderberg GET EXCLUSIVE NOW: http://hyperurl.co/SvanholmExclusive Audio mixed and recorded by Per Sjöstén Video recorded by Christoffer Lundgren / Lukas Arnsby Video edited by Miriam Hjalmarsson / Henrik Dahlgren Official website: http://svanholmsingers.se Facebook: http://facebook.com/svanholmsingers Instagram: http://instagram.com/svanholmsingers More videos: http://hyperurl.co/svanholm.youtube More music: http://hyperurl.co/svanholm.spotify  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less