Musical Director (Antony Currington) accepting THE applause after THE final SONG.. He looks pretty pleased and even proud o THE team that were able to compete .. Little did he know (Hmm or maybe he had a feeing) that THE team had won THE 2012 National
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use THE contact form if you want to submit a question. Bl...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze THEm in to our off-THE-shelf arrangements, chastising THEm when ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE Choir] THE choirs and workshops that I lead are run on THE principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE Choir] We’re in THE middle of learning a SONG. People are struggling a bit. THEn someone asks: “What note is that?” Photo by ph...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE Choir] Some people are put off when THEy come across a SONG with foreign words. THEy prefer to sing SONGs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are THEy missin...
[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...
Say No ! is an international project for choirs and small musical ensembles. TogeTHEr we sing ‘No to War’. Our SONG is a tribute to deserters and war objectors. This hymn is also a call to FleeTHEFrenzy: say 'No' to THE madness of weaponry and war.
Camelot: THE Shining City THE Albion Choir (VERY appropriately named, no?) were magnificent in singing some of THE SONG arrangements for THE show. THEy’re a fairly new choir based (handily) in Sheffield, a small but mighty bunch of ridiculous...