[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about how wearing masks might affect singers and how they can overcome any obstacles. This week I want to look at the impact on choir lea...

MatchMySound has partnered with ACDA and GIA Publications to create My Choral Coach, an integrated music creation platform that provides instant feedback and guided practice for choral directors and their singers. My Choral Coach is exclusively for Univer...  moreMatchMySound has partnered with ACDA and GIA Publications to create My Choral Coach, an integrated music creation platform that provides instant feedback and guided practice for choral directors and their singers. My Choral Coach is exclusively for University, Community, and Faith-based choirs.  

Since a long time Rome has been host city for choirs and singers from all over the world, who not only love sacred music but also the idea of coming together in the eternal city and center of choral music. Inspired by a vibrant atmosphere of friendship e...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In open-access choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

"Glory to God in the Highest" at Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Rochester, MN directed by Al Reesnes

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can come in many forms: speech, wr...

Photo taken during our performance at the 2014 Region 31 Convention, Target The Top Image credit: Event Photos (www.event-photos.co.uk)

A setting by Edward Gold of a poem by Thomas Love Peacock sung by David Warin Solomons multitracking as the dwsChorale Glee- The Ghosts In life three ghostly friars were we, And now three friarly ghosts we be. Around our shadowy table placed, The spe...  moreA setting by Edward Gold of a poem by Thomas Love Peacock sung by David Warin Solomons multitracking as the dwsChorale Glee- The Ghosts In life three ghostly friars were we, And now three friarly ghosts we be. Around our shadowy table placed, The spectral bowl before us floats: With wine that none but ghosts can taste, We wash our unsubstantial throats. Three merry ghosts—three merry ghosts— three merry ghosts are we: Let the ocean be port, and we’ll think it good sport To be laid in that red sea. With songs that jovial spectres chaunt, Our old refectory still we haunt. The traveller hears our midnight mirth: "O list!" he cries, "the haunted choir!" The merriest ghost that walks the earth, Is sure the ghost of a ghostly friar. Three merry ghosts—three merry ghosts— three merry ghosts are we: Let the ocean be port, and we’ll think it good sport To be laid in that red sea.  less

To make a prairie - for piano and three Voices Music by John Graham poem by Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886 To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee. And revery*. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. Music sung ...  moreTo make a prairie - for piano and three Voices Music by John Graham poem by Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886 To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee. And revery*. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. Music sung (in the key of F) by the dwsChorale The scores in B flat and in F will be available soon.