[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m usually the last one to notice, but often when I’m teaching one section of the choir, there’s chit chat from the rest of the singers....

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I regularly run weekend workshops with up to 40 singers.     Photo by Dennis Mojado   Sometimes I include name games to get to kn...

Ensemble Choir SPERA is a male ensemble choir, praying with a polished sound based in Tokyo. Spera means hope in Latin, and it is a members’ shared vision on music. All members studied a sacred choral music under Koji Oguchi, choir director, when they wer...  moreEnsemble Choir SPERA is a male ensemble choir, praying with a polished sound based in Tokyo. Spera means hope in Latin, and it is a members’ shared vision on music. All members studied a sacred choral music under Koji Oguchi, choir director, when they were high school students. they were deeply touched by Oguchi’s music and established the Ensemble Choir SPERA. Making its debut in concert in March 2014 at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, SPERA’s music was highly prized and well-reviewed in newspapers. It serves in Masses and services and performs in concerts as an ecumenical choir, composed of students from Kitasato University, International Christian University, Hitotsubashi University and Rikkyo University. Members: Hajime Akiyama Kazuki Takeuchi Hiromi Ishii Tomohisa Inoue Shohei Nakahara Kyota Yamamoto Airo Tommy Renard Koji Oguchi Upcoming Concerts Special Concert on the 150th Anniversary of the Discovery of Japanese Christians Conductor: Koji Oguchi 17 March, 2015 (Tue) After the Mass...    less

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Does your choir actually have a public following, or are you just kidding yourself?     When a choir first starts performing in...

Ginger and Tonic perform their version of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at SingFest 2012 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there is a time of blissful ignorance before you hear a song for the first time.   Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, y...

Since 1975, the United States has welcomed over 3 million refugees according to the U.S. Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center.  Each year the President, in consultation with Congress, determines the numerical ceiling for refugee...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way.     Quite often choir members come up to me t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]You’ll know by now that I believe that everyone can sing. Apparently this irritates some people who really think that they can’t sing. Why is th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...