[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...
The ensemble is made up of approximately 70 Singers aged between 12 and 17 years. As well as attending weekly rehearsals, the members of this ensemble are committed to music studies and/or voice training. They also participate in a variety of wonderful pe... more
We have an outdoor choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of the ability to read music.
[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...
This post was orginally found on our Embro Thistle Singers blog. I remember when we had Professional Development Days when I was teaching, the teachers would complain that they were more tired that day than from a whole day of teaching. I had had...
Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God") is a choral composition in one movement by Samuel Barber, his own arrangement of his Adagio for Strings (1936). In 1967, he set the Latin words of the liturgical Agnus Dei, a part of the Mass, for mixed chorus with optional organ... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row. ... and it's no...
Thomas D. Rossin conducts Lauridsen's setting in concert December 10th, 2011. The performance was at the University of St. Thomas Chapel
Salvacosta perform Will Todd's 'My Lord Has Come'... Will Todd Copyright 2011 Oxford University Press Performed by Salvacosta DMB Music www.dmbmusic.co.uk www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016
The SFU Choir from Burnaby, B.C., Canada perform Jonathan Coulton's "Mandelbrot Set" at their "College is Awesome" concert, on Friday, April 8th, 2011. Learn more about the SFU Choir at http://www.sfuchoir.ca/