[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m often asked by concert-goers and choir leaders alike:   “Where do you get all your songs from?”     Well, here...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Apparently there is more to life than just singing (can’t imagine what), so occasionally you may have to miss a choir rehearsal (not Me though!...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Everyone likes to think that they’re indispensable.     The truth is though, when you’re not there your choir will manage ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   How many tiMes have you been standing next to soMeone in your choir section and realised that they’re singing soMething different from you? &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We all have an image of the type of singer (or musical director or choir) that we think we are. There are things that we can do and things that we can&rsqu...

11th International choir and orchestra festival in Baden (Germany)07.12. - 10.12.2023 BADEN-BADEN – a charming town in the heart of the Black forest.The hot springs of the town were already appreciated and used by the Romans. The unique landscape...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by JaMes Vaugh...

Music making for kids is alive and well in the Hutt Valley, in New Zealand and two award winning groups of talented kids are performing a combined programMe in Lower Hutt on November 11th. Sing and Strings is a joint concert by The Major Minors Childre...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is always room for improveMent, whether you’re a singer, a choir leader, a choral arranger, a workshop leader or a choir committee Member...