[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of you know that I avoid using the ‘C’ word: choir. But there other similar terms that I find just as bad: Chorus, chorale, chamber ...

Calling singers from all choirs! The Really Big Chorus has a new Royal Albert Hall programme to share with keen choral singers: a bumper Handel concert with nine of the best Choruses (all included in Novello's 'Great Handel Choruses') and some of his best...

This composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unbearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unbearable sorrow! The third bell of the Cathedral just rang; The s...  moreThis composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unbearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unbearable sorrow! The third bell of the Cathedral just rang; The sun set long ago behind Mount Lopital... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. Large structures and small rafts have turned to dust and ashes. Jesus, Marie, and Joseph... Grace and Mercy... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. We see, but we don't understand, It happened so suddenly. The earth trembled! The earth shook harder than a desert's leaf. Help! Help! Rescue me, I beg you! I'm at a loss for words... Dies irae, dies illa; (Day of wrath, day of anger) Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. (Grant them eternal rest, Lord.) Haiti! Haiti! What an unbearable pain, Tighten your belt. Haiti! Haiti! You are a valiant woman, Hang in there, don't give up... Rubberneckers from everywhere ask: "How's it going?"...    less

Formed in the UK in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2011, Voice of the Town is a mixed-voice adult vocal group. The group was set up to perform exciting vocal material at a variety of events, and to give men and women who love singing, the platform to get involved...  moreFormed in the UK in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2011, Voice of the Town is a mixed-voice adult vocal group. The group was set up to perform exciting vocal material at a variety of events, and to give men and women who love singing, the platform to get involved in a fun and sociable musical experience. The Voice Of The Town family has now grown and not only do we have our choir in Newcastle, but we now have choirs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Birmingham.  

Choristry rehearsing Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre for the Awakenings concert, held at St John's church, Southgate, Melbourne Victoria in Australia on Friday 3 December 2011

'Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away' ~ John Lennon Solo: Charles Murage Song is available on the Album 'Spirit of Africa' #SetTheMusicFree www.kenyanboyschoir,com

Thomas Weelkes' madrigal transposed down for Men's voices and sung by the dwsChorale Originally published in Balletts and Madrigals, to Five Voyces, 1598. Hark, all ye lovely Saints above Diana hath agreed with Love, His fiery weapon to remove. F...  moreThomas Weelkes' madrigal transposed down for Men's voices and sung by the dwsChorale Originally published in Balletts and Madrigals, to Five Voyces, 1598. Hark, all ye lovely Saints above Diana hath agreed with Love, His fiery weapon to remove. Fa la la. Do you not see How they agree? Then cease fair ladies; why weep ye? Fa la la. See, see, your mistress bids you cease, And welcome Love, with love's increase, Diana hath procured your peace. Fa la la. Cupid hath sworn His bow forlorn To break and burn, ere ladies mourn. Fa la la.  less

Joint concert at St.John's Church. Llandudno, 27th June 2015

The Contemporary Chorale sings a different take on "We Three Kings" at our Christmas concert, "Christmas wit the Chorale".

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are approximately 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.  The statistics are staggering, particularly when combined with the number of individuals afflicted with other forms of demen...