[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...

At meeting music, we all adore Venice and its surrandings: the palaces, romantic buildings, lagoons and gondolas, the clean and tiny charm of the small cities around… Have you ever been there? If not, you should come and join us, if yes, you alread...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For many of us, this Time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...

Over the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. the choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and Euro...  moreOver the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. the choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and European Tour. their repertoire ranges from Handel’s Zadok the Priest to Karl Jenkin’s the Armed Man. the Choir has performed in many major venues around in Europe, including St Nicolas Church Prague to St Mark’s Venice, and has sung in many commercial concerts including premiere of James Brett’s Book of Dreams and performed for the Queen’s arrival at Bushy Park during her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, where the choir also deputised for the Opera Babes. the singers in the choir are experienced musicians, many having sung with other choirs and choral societies and many are instrumentalists and instrumental music teachers. the choir has regularly performed with the Prague Conservatoire String Quartet and have performed and recorded with the London Metropolitan Or...    less

Alive and Singing perform "Viva La Vida", (by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin), arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 6th July 2013 at Bedford Corn Exchange, at their SINGSATIONAL 100 Voices End of Year Concert. Fi...  moreAlive and Singing perform "Viva La Vida", (by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin), arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 6th July 2013 at Bedford Corn Exchange, at their SINGSATIONAL 100 Voices End of Year Concert. Find out more about joining Alive and Singing at http://www.aliveandsinging.com  

Performed live at Light & Sound, Naya Chorale's End-of-season concert for 2013. Tickets are available now for this year's Light & Sound concert (18th & 19th July) from www.nayachorale.com/concerts Web: www.nayachorale.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/na...  morePerformed live at Light & Sound, Naya Chorale's End-of-season concert for 2013. Tickets are available now for this year's Light & Sound concert (18th & 19th July) from www.nayachorale.com/concerts Web: www.nayachorale.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nayachorale Instagram: www.instagram.com/nayachorale Twitter: www.twitter.com/nayachorale  

10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

This will be the 17th Time that we return to capital of Hungary. If you still hesitate about this event, now you can see deeper in the scene by participants of earlier Budapest International Choir Competition & Festival. “You created a plac...

Òran, featuring soloist Kitbielle Pasagui, performs Julie Gold's "From a Distance," arranged by Eudenice Palaruan. Conductor: Scott Leithead. Recorded February 21, 2015 at Kōrero, West End Christian Reformed Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more inf...  moreÒran, featuring soloist Kitbielle Pasagui, performs Julie Gold's "From a Distance," arranged by Eudenice Palaruan. Conductor: Scott Leithead. Recorded February 21, 2015 at Kōrero, West End Christian Reformed Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more information on the Kokopelli Choir Association, visit http://kokopellichoirs.com.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the beginning of each choir rehearsal it’s as if the singers have not seen each other for years. they chat away, having a fine Time of things. &n...