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blog: Singing in harmony 2 – small group skills

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about some of the skills needed to be able to sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on singing in a large choir. This w...

Worcester International Festival for Young Singers (WIFYS) 2013
video: Worcester International Festival for Young Singers (WIFYS) 2013

Welcome to WIFYS, the UK's first-ever international youth singing festival, organised by Sing UK in association with the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat (ECA-EC). A Week-long festival of music, friendship and discovery awaits! Highlights will...  more

CONTINUUM - Versa est in luctum
video: CONTINUUM - Versa est in luctum

Recorded on January 10th, 2011. Versa est in luctum, by Alonso Lobo (1555-1617), composed for the obsequies of Philip II of Spain, who died in 1598. "My harp is turned to mourning and my music into the voice of those that weep. Spare me, Lord, for my Days...  more

blog: How to deal with song lyrics 2: leaving the written word behind

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week in Part 1 of How to deal with song lyrics, I looked at the pros and cons of using written words as opposed to learning entirely by ear.   &...

Heke hau (Hawaii)
video: Heke hau (Hawaii)

Hawaiian proverb set to music. "Love is like a healing dew washing away all hurt". From Lila Flood, arranged by Nickomo. This concert was the culmination of a six-Week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summe...  more

blog: Isle of Man Festival of Choirs - 13th to 15th October 2023

After an interruption for Covid, the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs is once again taking place between 13th and 15th October 2023.    The festival is held over two Days following a welcome evening in our Valla Marina Concert Hall where our vis...

vocal orange
group: vocal orange

We - as vocal orange - are just one mixed bunch of unique ladies. Yet our passion of singing joins us every Week to rehears interesting and rarely performed music. With passion and great ambition, music and literature from all over the world comes sensual...  more

Soul of the City September Online Term
group: Soul of the City September Online Term

Free taster for new members! Whether shower singer, complete beginner or pro, this choir welcomes you! With no auditions and no requirements to read music you just need to love to sing. Join a fun, friendly bunch of singers each Week online via z...  more

Helene Stureborgs kammarkör
group: Helene Stureborgs kammarkör

We started as as a group of former students of Helenes at The Stockholms Musikgymnasium but is now a completely mixed group with many different backgrounds. We rehearse once a Week. Our repertoire is mainly classical a cappella but we have participated i...  more

blog: Regular Weekly choir or drop-in singing group? – the pros and cons

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a Week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a dr...