[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

Did you think about changing your program for 2016 Celebration and Rehearsal year? Through the past years of competition and festival we found many choirs enjoying their time with    - Salutatio AngeFlica by Domenico Bartolucci   ...

DynAmix Minis perform a selection of songs from Mary Poppins, arranged by Darren Bartlett and accompanied by Magna Sinfonia Orchestra at the 2016 Celebration Concert featuring DynAmix Minis and Salvacosta. DynAmix Minis from DynAmix School of Vocal Exc...  moreDynAmix Minis perform a selection of songs from Mary Poppins, arranged by Darren Bartlett and accompanied by Magna Sinfonia Orchestra at the 2016 Celebration Concert featuring DynAmix Minis and Salvacosta. DynAmix Minis from DynAmix School of Vocal Excellence. www.darrenbartlett.co.uk/-dynAmix.html Led by Darren Bartlett of DMB Music www.dmbmusic.co.uk Video Creation - MSL Productions  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way.     Quite often choir members come up to me t...

PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival & Competition will for the 5th time present a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotion of choral music. Its name refers to the figure of the famous astronomer Nico...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing.   Sight reading by discopalace   This week I’d like to ...

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009   I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...

East Indian Marathi Dance Medley - Indigenous to he Mumbai agglomeration, India for SATB and Ghumat Arr. Virgil Sequeira Sung in East Indian Marathi Language and the songs are about social life and light-hearted jokes. 'Masala' is a mixture of spic...  moreEast Indian Marathi Dance Medley - Indigenous to he Mumbai agglomeration, India for SATB and Ghumat Arr. Virgil Sequeira Sung in East Indian Marathi Language and the songs are about social life and light-hearted jokes. 'Masala' is a mixture of spices and also a term used to denote that something is interesting, tasty and spicy! 'Bottle Masala' is an integral part of East Indian Marathi cuisine, made up of over 20 spices dried and powdered and stored in a bottle for over a year. Soprano: Paola Granada Columba (Bolivia) Alto: Zuzanna Rybinska (Poland) Tenor: Virgil Sequeira (India) Bass: Engelhardt #Unaeb (NAmibia) Ghumat: Virgil Sequeira Recorded on the Singers of United Lands 2012 Tour of USA, Canada, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe at New Orleans, LA, USA  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

sing with delight! having a good time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, ...  moresing with delight! having a good time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, your voice is well. some projects: f. mendelssohn bartholdy "elias", psalm 42, and a cappella-music g. f. händel "coronation anthems", "messias" (2013) f. schubert "messe es-dur", w. a. mozart "requiem", g. fauré "requiem", j. haydn "schöpfung", "missa in tempore belli", ... and a capellasongs  less