We'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year from Tim Knight Music! We are starting the year on a very positive note, with a jotter full of plans for new events, projects and releases and, as we did last year, we'd like to gift you a free Piece of Chor...

Walking home after choir one night My friend and fellow chorister Barbara and I agreed the hardest Piece we’ve ever done was Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.   Here’s what I wrote about it at the time, (referring specifically to the Cr...

Plaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by renowned tenor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their performance can touch the Heart ...  morePlaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by renowned tenor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their performance can touch the Heart of every audience through their well-trained voices. Their repertoires include folk songs, classical songs, musical Pieces, pops, and premiere works by renowned composers. In March 2011, Plaisir Ensembe achieved a great success in the “1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition” organized by the INTERKULTUR. They won the Gold Diploma, the Category Winner as well as the Overall Winner of Chamber Choirs. The Ensemble is one of the Top 50 Female Choirs in the Musica Mundi World Ranking List.  less

Hello Choral Community,   I am thrilled to share some exciting news that will help you create an unforgettable 2024/25 season! As a composer deeply committed to supporting and uplifting the choral community, I want to offer you something special. ...

You have an extraordinary voice, see the stage as an integral experience and are looking forward to working with other young people on a very high musical level? Then you are the missing Piece of the puzzle for the CHOREOS ensemble.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize  for "a sound Piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the ...

Every Choir in Cornwall will have its own personal arrangement of this song. It is an iconic Piece of music . You sing it at weddings ,funerals,pubs ,clubs.Too your loved ones who are with you now and those who have departed. Thanks to MIke Bryant for the video

Chicago a cappella is a classical vocal ensemble that moves the Heart and spirit with fun, innovative concerts. Performing with an ensemble of 10 singers and no conductor, Chicago a cappella is recognized as one of the area’s most accomplished vocal ensem...  moreChicago a cappella is a classical vocal ensemble that moves the Heart and spirit with fun, innovative concerts. Performing with an ensemble of 10 singers and no conductor, Chicago a cappella is recognized as one of the area’s most accomplished vocal ensembles. Under the direction of artistic director John William Trotter, the group spans a repertoire from Gregorian chant to the Beatles and beyond and is known for its performances of sacred works, vocal jazz and pop, folk and international music, as well as a special focus on music written in the present generation. Since its founding in 1993, the ensemble has introduced dozens of works to Chicago audiences for the first time, including commissioned works by Chen Yi, Stacy Garrop, and Tania León. Chicago a cappella has toured to 13 U.S. states and Mexico and has appeared on national radio broadcasts, including American Public Media’s "Performance Today." Its discography includes recordings on the Cedille, Centaur and Gothic labels, including highly-a...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   For some people being a famous singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or singing a Piece perfectly in competition is t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir] How long’s a Piece of string? There are so many options that I’m not going to specify any particular type or model.   photo by svennev...