This post was originally written for www.onlinerehearsals.blogspot.com - I Thought it might be of wider interest The time has come; some might say the time is long past, for us to decide what we are as a choir and how we move forward. In many ways...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...

[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...

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. All Creatures of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, All Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption"...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. All Creatures of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, All Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption" 5. Dealing with Disappointment (Spoken Word) 6. Who Will Buy? from "Oliver!" 7. Thou Lovely Source of True Delight Dealing with Disappointment Every life needs aspirations—along with goals to help us achieve them. Our goals can be like the banks of a river, guiding the flow of our ambitions. Making plans and striving to accomplish them helps channel our efforts and energies toward the things that matter most to us. But what about when we fail? How do we respond when, despite our earnest efforts, we don’t quite reach those high aspirations? In short, how do we deal with disappointment? The natural response is to feel discouraged, disheartened. It might seem that all our planning and work were wasted. We may even question our aspirations—were our ...    less

Final Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. ...  moreFinal Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. Awuy. Thou Hast Turned my Laments into Dancing (a capella) by Daniel Pinkham 詩篇30: 11,12  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

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[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...

Jakarta Festival Chorus (JFC), 1 August 2015, GKY Pluit. How Great Thou Art Concert.