A simple Communion Service for choir, organ and congregation written for a local church. the photographs were taken by Keith Brownlow, fellow student at Sale University of the 3rd Age, with thanks.

La Fortezza is a relatively new group of enthusiastic singers. Our repertoire is diverse from early music to contemporary, often a capella.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of you know that I avoid using the ‘C’ word: choir. But there other similar terms that I find just as bad: chorus, Chorale, chamber ...

Perhaps this is a little on the early side but as we all know, Choral christmas preparations begin many months in advance!   

  Something old, something new… Unique but universal: traditional and new folksongs from Britain and Ireland the Choral group Albion take songs and texts from the rich ancient tradition of ‘these islands’ and reimagine them ...

the Zolani Youth Choir hails from a small town called Ashton, in the community called Zolani (Western Cape). When Odwa Mvunge return to his birth community in 2012, after completing his music education studies at Nelson Mandela University, not much has ch...  morethe Zolani Youth Choir hails from a small town called Ashton, in the community called Zolani (Western Cape). When Odwa Mvunge return to his birth community in 2012, after completing his music education studies at Nelson Mandela University, not much has changed. there still was no place in Zolani for the youth to express themselves in cultural activities that was not offered at school nor in the community. After school the youth would loiter around without direction. This lead to the formation of the Zolani Youth choir. the basic idea and purpose of the Choir is to equip youth of our community with basic music skills. the Choir consists of 25 scholars from different schools who are between the ages of 12 and 26 years. these scholars have no professional training or background in formal music, but have proven to have a passion and love for the art. Our first priority is for the choir to become a trademark attraction which will represent Ashton far beyond the region’s borders. the main objective of the Cho...    less

Conductor: Francisco José Herrero ofollow">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camerata-Lacunensis/51010167060