[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many people look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There hAve been plenty of UK television programmes over the years which hAve involved solo singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We are not all born equal. Some hAve longer legs which helps them to win at hurdles or the high jump. Some hAve longer fingers which helps them to play jazz ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can.     But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

Our performance of this Les Miserables classic during a charity concert at Bristol United Reformed Church, Henleaze in February 2018.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

Stiftet i 1925 er Os Mannskor et av Bergensdistriktets eldste mannskor. Historisk og musikalsk er vi sentralt plassert i norsk amatør-korsang. Mannskorets alder og tradisjoner hindrer oss ikke i å se framover og ta opp nye oppgAver og utfordringer. ...  moreStiftet i 1925 er Os Mannskor et av Bergensdistriktets eldste mannskor. Historisk og musikalsk er vi sentralt plassert i norsk amatør-korsang. Mannskorets alder og tradisjoner hindrer oss ikke i å se framover og ta opp nye oppgAver og utfordringer. Vi reiser og synger gjerne i vårt eget land - og i utlandet. På YouTube kan du høre Os Mannskor synge Os sangen, og se bilder fra bygda vår. Repertoar. Vi arbeider med et variert repertoar med stor spennvidde. Det dekker alt frå religiøs musikk til drikkeviser. Gammal og ny musikk, shanty, jazz - inspirert, negro spirituals og elles dei tradisjonelle mannskorverka. Mange forbinder mannskor med 17. mai og gamle tradisjonelle sanger. Os Mannskor stiller villig opp 17. mai med nasjonale musikkskatter, men det er likevel bare en liten del av et frodig bilde. Vi er ikke opptatt av båser når det gjelder musikk. Om den er gammel eller ny, lett eller seriøs, spiller mindre rolle. Det avgjørende er at musikken framføres best mulig og fenger publikum. Oppga...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   OK, I’ll admit it up front: I’m a charlatan. I hAve no training for the job which gives me my income. So when it comes to giving starting notes ...