Presented by The School of Hard Knocks Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 10th December, 3pm    Do you long to listen to beautiful arias from your favourite operas, groove to gospel and swoon to classics that you know and love?  Do you w...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   It’s The final rehearsal before your big Concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (The usual suspects...

The Elgar Chorale is a Worcester-based group of up to 40 singers, founded by Dr Donald Hunt which has always specialised in English music, with a particular emphasis on The works of Edward Elgar. Since its formation it has presented well over 100 perfor...  moreThe Elgar Chorale is a Worcester-based group of up to 40 singers, founded by Dr Donald Hunt which has always specialised in English music, with a particular emphasis on The works of Edward Elgar. Since its formation it has presented well over 100 performances and ppeared at each of The Worcester Three Choirs Festivals from 1981 to 1996. Performances have included world premières of works by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Herbert Sumsion and Howard Blake, and a British première of Leonard Bernstein’s Missa Brevis. The Chorale was also The principal Choral group at The highly successful Elgar Festivals at Worcester in 2007 and 2009, and last year enjoyed a Concert tour in Devon, singing at Colyton, Dartmouth, Exeter and Torquay. It is proud to have Dame Janet Baker, C.H as its Patron.  less

A part of The Choir's performance at 42nd Croatian Choral Assembly held in October 2009 in Novigrad. piano: Nikolina Ljiljak

Jonathan Adams' "I Believe in The Sun" for SATB chorus with images of The victims of Hurricane Katrina

...two unique Concerts Sunday 12th June at 2pm and 8pm  A 'two Concerts for one' special offer enables you to see both The School of Hard Knocks ground breaking social justice works. No Excuses! Premiere 2pm & Street Requiem 8pm Concerts $43....

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Chantage, directed by James Davey, perform 'With A Lily In Your Hand' by Eric Whitacre, at The International Choral Contest in Tolosa in October 2008

A l’occasion de la célébration de la journée internationale de la Paix, le 21 septembre, BIAYENDA Choir s'est mobilisé dans le cadre de l’initiative ONE DAY ONE Choir qui rassemble des milliers de choristes à travers les cinq continents dans le but de cha...  moreA l’occasion de la célébration de la journée internationale de la Paix, le 21 septembre, BIAYENDA Choir s'est mobilisé dans le cadre de l’initiative ONE DAY ONE Choir qui rassemble des milliers de choristes à travers les cinq continents dans le but de chanter ensemble pour promouvoir la paix dans le monde. Dakar Septembre 2016