Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing world choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for singers, composers, and lovers of vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having be...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...

“For many of us, the voice works well even though our core isn’t as well coordinated as it could be. However, when the voice and/or breath aren’t working well or you go through a physical change that results in a negative shift in the fu...

Hello ALL Gospel Singers. We are hosting our 4th Annual Gospel Explosion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, we are approximately one hour from Frankfurt. Please join us this year. More information at http://gospelexplosion.j4hministry.org/

This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines".  These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training.  Our performance group o...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...

El Grupo Narval (Madrid, España) interpreta durante su concierto de Junio de 2009 la fuga que el compositor argentino Carlos Guastavino compuso a partir de la melodía de una canción popular infantil. Polifonía de construcción clásica, armonías del siglo X...  moreEl Grupo Narval (Madrid, España) interpreta durante su concierto de Junio de 2009 la fuga que el compositor argentino Carlos Guastavino compuso a partir de la melodía de una canción popular infantil. Polifonía de construcción clásica, armonías del siglo XX y una atmósfera sonora delicada y expresiva, en un marco especial: la iglesia más antigua que se conserva en Madrid (San Nicolás), junto a la Calle Mayor de la ciudad.  

Composed by Johann Christoph Pezel (or Petzold) (based on a version of Psalm 55) for alto, tenor and bass Voices and string ensemble Des Abends, Morgens und Mittags will ich klagen und heulen, so wird er meine Stimme hören. Er erlöset meine Seele v...  moreComposed by Johann Christoph Pezel (or Petzold) (based on a version of Psalm 55) for alto, tenor and bass Voices and string ensemble Des Abends, Morgens und Mittags will ich klagen und heulen, so wird er meine Stimme hören. Er erlöset meine Seele von denen, die an mich wollen, und schaffet mir Ruhe; denn ihrer ist viel wider mich. Gott wird hören und sie demütigen, der allweg bleibet. Sela Sela Sela. In the evening, morning and midday I shall lament and cry So he will hear my voice He releases my soul from those who are against me and gives me peace for there are many of them against me God will hear and will humble them He who reigns forever. Pause and think of this  less

This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' blog.    Have you ever walked through a mall or downtown and "people watched"?  Oh my.  There are people walking around who, in my mother's words, would be horrified if thei...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your choir to stand in the right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and si...