[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Some time ago I tried a new idea (for me any way) for helping people to learn songs.   Photo by Ramesh Lalwani   I decided to associa...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Staring at a blank page waiting for the muse to strike. Slumped in a chair waiting to feel energised enough to go jogging. Feeling down and the last ...

"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir...  more"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. What sweeter music can we bring, Than a carol, for to sing the birth of this our heavenly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give the honor to this day, That sees December turned to May. Why does the chilling Winter's morn Smile, like a field beset with corn? Or smell like a meadow newly shorn, Thus, on the sudden? Come and see the cause, why things thus fragrant be: 'Tis He is born, whose quick'ning birth Gives life and luster, public mirth, To heaven, and the under-earth. We see Him come, and know Him ours, Who, with His sunshine, and His showers, Turns all the patient ground to flowers. the darling of t...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there are some workshop and choir leaders who work through fear. they are not particularly nice people, but they do get good results.   phot...

the Gillingham Male Voice Choir was established in 1988. the Choir is conducted by Paul Robinson and rehearses every Wednesday at the Gillingham Golf Club at 8pm. the Choir is currently looking for new members; the ability to read music is not essential, ...  morethe Gillingham Male Voice Choir was established in 1988. the Choir is conducted by Paul Robinson and rehearses every Wednesday at the Gillingham Golf Club at 8pm. the Choir is currently looking for new members; the ability to read music is not essential, however, it is helpful and can be very useful. the Choir welcomes anyone who has a passion for singing. Like most traditional male voice choirs we learn all of our pieces from memory and do not use copies. the choir has a wide-ranging repertoire from West End showstoppers to opera, religious and traditional choral music. the Choir has gained a reputation for doing many concerts for charity and have raised a lot of money over the years for a number of different causes. the Choir has performed twice at the Royal Albert Hall with over one hundred choirs in the Festival of Brass and voices for cancer research UK. the Choir has made several tours both at home and abroad and has raised thousands of pounds for charity totaling nearly £3000 in the past year alone  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I love to sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only time I sing!     WorldSong choir, Coventry   But to do that you ne...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I want to share with you how I view open-access community choirs.     I’d like to think that the choirs I run are a bit different from...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m going to fess up here: I’ve never really been in a choir.     Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kam...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m often asked by concert-goers and choir leaders alike:   “Where do you get all your songs from?”     Well, here...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Apparently there is more to life than just singing (can’t imagine what), so occasionally you may have to miss a choir rehearsal (not me though!...