[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...

Celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2013, National Taiwan Univer- sity Chorus (NTU Chorus) is the largest mixed Choir on campus with the longest history among student groups and clubs. The one hundred avid choral Singers, all non-music m...  more Celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2013, National Taiwan Univer- sity Chorus (NTU Chorus) is the largest mixed Choir on campus with the longest history among student groups and clubs. The one hundred avid choral Singers, all non-music majors, come together into this vigorous and passionate auditioned musical group. With all their bright talents, immense potential, remarkable adaptability, diligence and love towards choral music, the Singers delight in performing works from a wide range of choral repertoire, including canonic Western choral literatures, American folklore, spirituals and gospel, music, Chinese art songs, Taiwanese folksongs, operatic choral numbers, musical medleys, and commissioned works by Taiwan's own emerging talented composers. NTU Chorus is especially acclaimed for its immensely enjoyable concerts, where beauty of the human voice, joined by brilliant choreography and lighting effects, sings out wonders in harmony. In March, 2012, NTU Chorus has just won the...    less

Singers from the amateur Choir BeVox singing their "signature song" - Bill Withers' "Lean on me". Filmed during the BeVox@Magna concert, July 16th 2011.

The famous Irish anthem

Only Women Aloud  - women’s project Choir   The School of Hard Knocks is excited to launch the 2015 Melbourne International Singers Festival season of Only Women Aloud, starting Sunday 3rd May.   Only Women Aloud is...

"Faith is the bird that feels the light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of ...  more"Faith is the bird that feels the light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.  

"Hope is the thing with feathers," No. 1 from "Hope Is the Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Gi...  more"Hope is the thing with feathers," No. 1 from "Hope Is the Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops - at all - and sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - and sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land - and on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me.  less

"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxil...  more"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 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. If I ever had to choose between you and a third helping of mashed potato, (whipped lightly with a fork not whisked, and a little pool of butter melting in the middle...) I think I’d choose the mashed potato. But I’d choose you next.  less