Hello everyone,   I have a great opportunity available with only a few spots left. As you may know, I am creating the Mass "Eternal Unity." This work is unique in that it aims to plant the message of unity in a practical, real-life way. That's why ...

[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...

We’ve been really hard at work for the last few months and I am overjoyed to finally be able to share some details. We  have developed a wonderful new tool for every ministry of music in every church or faith based organization around.  T...

Our Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. ...  moreOur Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. Statement of Purpose: Deo Cantamus is an organization of musicians whose purpose is to worship the true and living God through the performance of and instruction in quality vocal and instrumental music. Because worshipping God is our fundamental intention, this necessarily requires that we be in right relationship with the God we worship. We believe that this is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, we as individuals are followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus is the fully divine and fully human Son of God. His death and resurrection is the only means by which people can have forgiveness of their sins and eternal life. We believe that the guilt of our sins was entirely charged against Him on the cross. On the sole condition of t...    less

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The OK Chorale is not a performing choir (yet!), but after two terms of hard (but fun) work, we’ve invited some friends and family along next week t...

Want to improve your skills? Want to learn about singing? All this while having fun? Then this workshop is for you!   At St Stephen's Church Gloucester Road SW7 4RL, Kensington, LondonBoth groups (Belters and Divas) will work on two or three piec...

This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  The phrase is that curved line in a piece of music that is like climbing a mountain.  You start out with lots of excitement.  It is hard work to go up that slanted side an...

A beautiful song composed by Fr. Donatus Chukwuedo highlighting on the total submission of priests of God, in all circumstances, to the vocation of the Catholic Priesthood (instituted by Christ Jesus, the high Priest, at the Lord's Supper. Now commemorate...  moreA beautiful song composed by Fr. Donatus Chukwuedo highlighting on the total submission of priests of God, in all circumstances, to the vocation of the Catholic Priesthood (instituted by Christ Jesus, the high Priest, at the Lord's Supper. Now commemorated on the Holy Thursday). This song is premiered by Friends of St. Val (FSV).  

A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...