[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a post a a few years Back called Do you need singing lessons in order to sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was ...

the University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) the Live performance of the song Hymne a L'Amour by Edith Piaf/ Marguerite Monnot arranged for choir by John August Pamintuan.

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while Back I attended a singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just me, or was the workshop leader no good?    ...

"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir...  more"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. What sweeter music can we bring, Than a carol, for to sing the birth of this our heavenly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give the honor to this day, That sees December turned to May. Why does the chilling Winter's morn Smile, like a field beset with corn? Or smell like a meadow newly shorn, Thus, on the sudden? Come and see the cause, why things thus fragrant be: 'Tis He is born, whose quick'ning birth Gives life and luster, public mirth, to heaven, and the under-earth. We see Him come, and know Him ours, Who, with His sunshine, and His showers, Turns all the patient ground to flowers. the darling of t...    less

KCKCC Soulstice Vocal Jazz Ensemble "Golden" Spring 2012 at Jazz Restaurant at the Legends

Uniquely among choral groups, Albion is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the songs of the British Isles. the islands' musical heritage stretches Back a thousand years, offering a rich store of treasures: dances, folksongs, madrigals, plains...  moreUniquely among choral groups, Albion is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the songs of the British Isles. the islands' musical heritage stretches Back a thousand years, offering a rich store of treasures: dances, folksongs, madrigals, plainsong chants, airs, anthems, and more. In their variety and beauty, they lie at the heart of Albion's inspiration. Many of the songs are hundreds of years old, but in Fraser Wilson's arrangements they are reclothed in lush contemporary colours. Working with up to twelve singers at a time, Albion performs mostly unaccompanied, allowing the purity of the human voice to sound across the centuries. the group is known for its fresh sound and vibrant energy, and for warm, wholehearted music-making.  less

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12

Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http...  moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantoresc... http://twitter.com/Cantores_Choir  

Ottawa choir, the Stairwell Carollers, perform "Fair Phyllis", a renaissance madrigal by John Farmer (c. 1570 -- c. 1601). St-Charles Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 8th, 2001.

Jakarta Festival Chorus (Male Chorus), I August 2015, GKY Pluit.