#ALXSingers June 2017 at the George Washington Masonic Memorial theater

Hafa adai Cantate-ians! We are gearing up for another exciting season. First rehearsal starts, Thursday, Aug 1st at St. John's parish hall in upper tumon. Singers of all ages and abilities are welcome. No auditions needed. We're looking for solos, du...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

“Will tomorrow, I wonder, be cloudy or clear?” asks the title of this piece composed and written by eminent Japanese maestro Tōru Takemitsu. Written and composed in 1985 for the Shin-yu Kai Chorus, the song captures the moment when one finds oneself strad...  more“Will tomorrow, I wonder, be cloudy or clear?” asks the title of this piece composed and written by eminent Japanese maestro Tōru Takemitsu. Written and composed in 1985 for the Shin-yu Kai Chorus, the song captures the moment when one finds oneself straddling both uncertainty and optimism while thinking about the future. Takemitsu’s signature sound, featuring rich harmonies colouring melodious refrains, shines through in this conversational and thoughtful piece. Performed live during Musica Intimae: The Plain of Dreams 夢の広野 11 March 2018 Victoria Concert Hall Videography by Luther Yiew Videography  less

The Gate of Hell The first of three movements by composer Joseph Dillon Ford for male Chorus based on Dante's La Divina Commedia (L'Inferno), sung by the dwsChorale. Video recreated in honour of the composer Per me si va ne la città dolente, per me s...  moreThe Gate of Hell The first of three movements by composer Joseph Dillon Ford for male Chorus based on Dante's La Divina Commedia (L'Inferno), sung by the dwsChorale. Video recreated in honour of the composer Per me si va ne la città dolente, per me si va ne l'etterno dolore, Through me is the way to the sorrowful city, Through me is the way to eternal sorrow, per me si va tra la perduta gente. Through me is the way among the lost people. Giustizia mosse il mio alto fattore: fecemi la divina potestate, la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore; Justice moved my exalted maker Divine power, supreme wisdom and the first love made me dinanzi a me non fuor cose create se non etterne, e io etterno duro. Before me were no created beings Only things eternal and I continue for ever Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch' intrate. Abandon all hope you who enter here.  less