A fun choral work about the opening up of Canada by railroad, written by Canadian composer Jeff Smallman.

An enthusiastic group of singers in the Axarquia (Southern Spain) decided to form a new International choir. Our first meeting/rehearsal was in September 2013. We are directed by Maestro Manuel Jesús Sanchidrián Torti who has an excellent reputation as a...  moreAn enthusiastic group of singers in the Axarquia (Southern Spain) decided to form a new International choir. Our first meeting/rehearsal was in September 2013. We are directed by Maestro Manuel Jesús Sanchidrián Torti who has an excellent reputation as a choral director in Malaga. Our first concert was in Velez-Malaga in December 2013 when we were joined by a children's choir and a youth orchestra from the Conservatorio “GONZALO MARTIN TENLLADO” in Malaga, both of which are also directed by Manuel Sanchidrián . We plan further concerts and we intend to collaborate with other choirs from different areas of Spain. Our singers represent 12 different countries and we sing in a number of languages.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I’ve been praised many times by the singers I work with for being so patient. Which makes me wonder: what’s the alternative?I must admit that I ...

CoMA Voices is based in London. We meet for specific performance projects and workshops. We are open to all singers with no auditions and previous experience of contemporary music is not needed. We work mainly, though not exclusively, from music, some of ...  moreCoMA Voices is based in London. We meet for specific performance projects and workshops. We are open to all singers with no auditions and previous experience of contemporary music is not needed. We work mainly, though not exclusively, from music, some of which is unconventionally notated. Most of our work is a capella and the focus is on ensemble singing. One objective is to expand the contemporary amateur vocal repertoire, which is less developed than the instrumental repertoire. We work with composers and students, commissioning works and showcasing material for use by others.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   One place I work at, they call my workshops ‘singers weekends’.     Somebody once told me they couldn’t come on one ...

Last open session on Monday 14 September at Brighton and HOve High School, after that we get down to the serioius work of learning a song about seaweed, a contemporary scottish song about borders and an amazing arrangement of a John Coltraine number 'Lady...

Have you heard Albion?   Now is your chance to sing with them and perform.   After the lovely massed singing at Christmas, this year we're holding a Come and Sing! Absorb some of the Albion techniques, work closely with the singers in a ch...

The Coral Stma Trinidad de Valencia, winner of the first prize in the youth category for second consecutive year, singing "Io mi son giovinetta" by Claudio Monteverdi in the XLI Choral Competition in Ejea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza, Spain)

Greetings,   I am happy to present you with my composition for SSAATB and cello solo and would be interested in your impressions on it.   "Whom My Soul Loveth" was composed on the hebrew Biblical text of Song of Songs 3, 1 and comm...