[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and singing workshop lea...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get people writing to me for advice about choirs. Some of them don’t agree with the direction their choir leader is taking them, some ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The fact is that pretty much anyone can lead a choir. Some do it better than others and some do it worse, but it’s not rocket science. However,...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] How do you know if a choir session or singing workshop or performance has been a success? photo by shadowkilla_tk And if it has gone badly, how does that...

De profundis, for Symphonic Orchestra, choir and Soli. Composed and orchestrated by Michele Josia. Logatec GS Symphonic Orchestra; Marijan Grdadolnik, conductor; coro Città di Roma, Mauro Marchetti, conductor. Klemen Siberl, bariton; Nina Kompare - Volas...  moreDe profundis, for Symphonic Orchestra, choir and Soli. Composed and orchestrated by Michele Josia. Logatec GS Symphonic Orchestra; Marijan Grdadolnik, conductor; coro Città di Roma, Mauro Marchetti, conductor. Klemen Siberl, bariton; Nina Kompare - Volasko, sopran. Slovenian Philharmonic Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia.  

Requiem Aeternam by Franco Dominutti, extracted from CD Vox Carniolus Live, Skupaj/Insieme. 2011 Komorni Zbor Vox Carniolus conducted by Michele Josia (2005-2010) Requiem Aeternam by Franco Dominutti performed at the 9th Maribor International choir C...  moreRequiem Aeternam by Franco Dominutti, extracted from CD Vox Carniolus Live, Skupaj/Insieme. 2011 Komorni Zbor Vox Carniolus conducted by Michele Josia (2005-2010) Requiem Aeternam by Franco Dominutti performed at the 9th Maribor International choir Competition 2008, Union Hall. Live recording.  

The concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of...  moreThe concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from the musical West Side Story that graced the walls of the Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with the choir, and the musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by the Academic choir of the Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I find it hard to believe, but I started my choir WorldSong way back in October 1997. In 2007, we planned several events to celebrate our 10th anniversary...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...