[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   If you’re not a confident singer, your impulse will be to stand at the back and hide.     But this is the worst possible p...

www.camerata-musica.com Serenade Songs of night and love Romantic partsongs for male choir Tracklist: - Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 01 Nachtgesang im Walde D 913 (5) 02 Die Nacht D 983c 03 Leise, leise lasst uns singen D 635 04 Widers...  morewww.camerata-musica.com Serenade Songs of night and love Romantic partsongs for male choir Tracklist: - Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 01 Nachtgesang im Walde D 913 (5) 02 Die Nacht D 983c 03 Leise, leise lasst uns singen D 635 04 Widerspruch D 865 (6) 05 Die Einsiedelei D 337 06 Grab und Mond D 893 07 Das Grab D 569 (6) 08 Der Geistertanz D 494 - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 09 The Vagabond 10 Loch Lomond (2) 11 The winter is gone - Carl Leopold Sjöberg (1861-1900) 12 Tonerna - Hugo Alfvén (1872--1960) 13 Stemning 14 Serenad (3) - Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) 15 Um Mitternacht (1, 6) 16 Der Abendhimmel 17 Mitternacht (2, 6) 18 Abendzauber (2, 4, 5) Solisten: Alison Browner, Mezzosopran (1) . Christoph Prégardien, Tenor (2) . Martin Nyvall, Tenor (3) Ferngesang (4): Andreas Frese, Tenor . Christian Aretz, Tenor . Sebastian Kunz, Baritone Horn: Samuel Seidenberg . Michael Armbruster . Zia Richter-Sonnen . Thomas Sonnen (5) Klavier...    less

With much valued assistance from the Tea Time choir and the Morning Chorus. Brilliant version of this song performed on 19th July 2013 at St John's Church, Gloucester on a stonking hot day (30 degrees plus)

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I don’t like rehearsing. I’d much rather turn up on the day, trust the singers I’m working with and just busk it.      ...

Mabe Ladies choir perform The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre in Concert at Caldicot Leisure Centre with Caldicot male Voice choir. Sept 6 2014. Conductor Amanda Ward, Accompanist Rico Gerber

[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...

Abide With Me (arr. Moses Hogan) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) at the Santa María de León Cathedral in Léon, Spain. TEXT: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with ...  moreAbide With Me (arr. Moses Hogan) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) at the Santa María de León Cathedral in Léon, Spain. TEXT: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. O Thou who changest not, abide with me. In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Amen. ABOUT THE choir: Since 2009, the CWU Chamber choir has held annual recording sessions to create videos specifically designed for YouTube. All are under the baton of Dr. Gary A. Weidenaar, who has been the director of the choir since 2006. As of Fall, 2016; there are 29 videos. Ten of those feature the music of Ola Gjeilo and are the result of working with Mr. Gjeilo in 3 recording ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “Hark the herald angels sing”. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s “Merry Christma...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Time to look forward to the coming year.   with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson   Look back first to realise all the big mis...

"Unclouded Day" , from "HeAvenly Home: Three American Songs" TTBB Arr Shawn Kirchner 2018.