[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] 'Tis the season to be poorly. A warm rehearsal room is the ideal place to spread coughs and sneezes, especially with all that deep breathing and standing c...

...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death ‎as the setting of the sun.‎ Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for Choir a cappella (2014), based on a traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed f...  more...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death ‎as the setting of the sun.‎ Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for Choir a cappella (2014), based on a traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed for and recorded by Youth Choir Kamēr under conductor Jānis Liepiņš. Amber Songs (CD) / European Capital of Culture program Rīga 2014 Premiere: 15.-16. March, 2014. The Great Hall of University of Latvia  

[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...

[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...

Performed by the Stellenbosch University Choir in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch on 29 August 2010 as part of the Stellenbosch Choir Festival. For more information, go to: http://www.sun.ac.za/koor

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I was asked if I would like to conduct an interview on my blog with a well-known singing group who had just released a new CD.   ...

Performed by the Stellenbosch University Choir in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch on 29 August 2010 as part of the Stellenbosch Choir Festival. For more information, go to: http://www.sun.ac.za/koor

Performed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com Three deliver lightning strikes, three echo with thunderous rumbles, and three flash bolts of light. The sun weeps and bend...  morePerformed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com Three deliver lightning strikes, three echo with thunderous rumbles, and three flash bolts of light. The sun weeps and bends to Father Thunder. Pērkona tēvam deviņi dēli. Par trois coups la foudre frappe, trois grondements tonitruants, et trois éclairs éblouissants. Le soleil pleure et se rend devant le Père Tonnerre. Pērkona tēvam deviņi dēli. Composed by Laura Jekabsone Conducted by Jad Harjaen Video directed by Mohammed Ben Yekhlef at LADABATEK , Tangier  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...