Happy New Year to one and all... just think.... This time next year you could be a millionaire .... you could also be reminiscing about your wonderful Singing Holiday to Launde Abbey and patting yourself on the back for booking early and banking the sa...

Awake the Harp preparing my conducting recital back in 2015

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]The world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

[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...

[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...

[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 what happen when you Turn a Dangdut-Dance song into a choral-art. The OVERNITE SESSION presents The OV Singers singing an acappella version of a popular song by Siti badriah entitled "Lagi Syantik" composed by Yogi RPH & Donall Kinan Sammy with ch...  moreThis is what happen when you Turn a Dangdut-Dance song into a choral-art. The OVERNITE SESSION presents The OV Singers singing an acappella version of a popular song by Siti badriah entitled "Lagi Syantik" composed by Yogi RPH & Donall Kinan Sammy with choral arrangement by our Artistic Director, Mr. Carrey Oliver. Special thanks to the members of "The OV Singers" as talents in this OVERNITE SESSION: SOPRANO: Wenddye John Ajie, Susan Muidin, Fifiana Christin Morie, Clarice F.E Sipanul, Marilyn Marcellinus, Veronica Sintam ALTO: Nur Effa Izan Bt. Kedri, Linda Lazarus, Shirlyn Muidin, Michille F. Lojuki, Sandy Ann Jenius, Daphne Sharlene Albert TENOR: Nojuel JC Soluku, Daryl Victor Nestor, Haward Elish Anggin, Marcel Voni Joikum BASS: Dave Ernest Domanic, Alfred Ongudok, Aelixter Morie, Melvin Ebin, Elton Ciddy Yali, Spencer Julian --- "LAGI SYANTIK" by Siti Badriah (feat. The OV Singers) Composers: Yogi RPH & Donall Kinan Sammy Arranger & Producer: Carrey Oliver --- "The OV Singers" are ...    less

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  Isn't it the truth?  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.  What is it that is holding you back?  Have you thought that maybe YOU should be the director of t...

JazzVocals @ Chor Open Stage II 09.06.2012 II Parochialkirche Berlin II T. & M.: Michael Jackson, Arr.: The Idea of North