[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of Singers (the usual suspects...
[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...
https://youtu.be/WpRok6AuNBk Words by Emma Lazarus Music by Stanley M. Hoffman for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. Music: © Copyright... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...
[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’...
www.wisemanproject.com 3. Death and Resurrection of the Phoenix Music and Text by Kentaro Sato (Ken-P) based on the text by L. C. F. Lactantius (c.250 - c.325)
Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor. We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the Singers and of the audience me...
Grant Us Peace Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music:© Copyright 2002 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by per... more
An anthem from the 2020 Ocean Grove Virtual Choir Festival Dr. Cindy Bell, Conductor Bryan Meyer, French Horn Soloist Quinton Tramm, Audio/Video Production Dr. Jason C. Tramm, Director of Music Ministries For more information on the Ocean Grove Cam... more
A TTBB setting of the poem by Sarah Orne Jewett. "A Country Boy in Winter" by American poet Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) appeared in Harper's Young People for January 24, 1882. The setting for men's Chorus was completed in August 2001 and is dedicat... more
