Arranged by Nathan Howe From concert "Voice on the Summer Wind" 1st June 2024

Vocalica is a group of enthusiastic people who enjoy singing, thereby providing entertainment for other people and themselves.

Very new group full of hard working Singers

[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 originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  Isn't it the truth?  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.  What is it that is holding you back?  Have you thought that maybe YOU should be the director of t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central Africa. Living in the ra...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...

BachWerk is made up of a group of people in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together we have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great mu...  moreBachWerk is made up of a group of people in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together we have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great music. Around thirty experienced amateur and professional Singers make up the choir of BachWerk. The aim is to perform fantastic music to the highest possible standard. Working with music coach, Lodewijk Regout and conductor, David Miller, Singers share the passion behind BachWerk.  less

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Виконує – Академічний камерний хор «Хрещатик» Диригент – Павло Струць, Аранжування – Євген Петреченко, Режисер-постановник – Анастасія Гнатюк, Хореограф-постановник – Олена Столярова, Оператор, монтаж – Віктор Бондаренко.