[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As they say: size doesn’t matter, it’s what you do with it that counts. Measuring lung capacity with a spirometer The University of...
This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers blog. The phrase is that curved line in a piece of music that is like climbing a mountain. You start out with lots of excitement. It is hard work to go up that slanted side an...
O quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's Voices) by the dwsChorale written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9 O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo ga... more
University of the East Chorale Anna Abeleda - Piquero
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...
Motet "Domine Deus, agnus Dei", for three Voices, by Cristóbal de Morales. Performed by Ensemble Eborensis, Luís Henriques (dir.), Church of S. Vicente, Évora, 15 December 2015. #cristobaldemorales #dominedeus #ensembleeborensis
We have an outdoor choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of the ability to read music.
[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 orginally found on our Embro Thistle Singers blog. I remember when we had Professional Development Days when I was teaching, the teachers would complain that they were more tired that day than from a whole day of teaching. I had had...
University of the Philippines Manila Chorale Eman de Leon, conductor
