[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my Choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Your church or community centre sets up the concerts. Your committee deals with the finances and the social events. Your musical director teac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new Choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   phot...

Performed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellaChoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com In the dark (die donker) I see a delicate flame, evoking memories of simpler days. Love and fear merge as I seek solace fro...  morePerformed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellaChoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com In the dark (die donker) I see a delicate flame, evoking memories of simpler days. Love and fear merge as I seek solace from the approaching darkness. Dans le noir (die donker) je vois une flamme délicate, évocation de souvenirs de jours heureux. L'amour et la peur se mêlent alors que je cherche le réconfort face à l'obscurité. Die Donker (The Dark) Two Afrikaans Songs Arranged by André van der Merwe Conducted by Jad Harjane Die Gang - Christopher Torr (Published by: Christopher Torr Music) As performed by Laurika Rauch Klein Tambotieboom - Die Heuwels Fantasties Video directed by Mohammed Ben Yekhlef at LADABATEK , Tangier  less

Sung by the Fulham Children's Choir, Musical director: Christopher Wray, Piano: Marcus Andrews and Charles Economou Songs and Cries of London Town by Bob Chilcott and varied choral cantata in five movements for STAB Choir, upper-voice Choir, piano duet, ...  moreSung by the Fulham Children's Choir, Musical director: Christopher Wray, Piano: Marcus Andrews and Charles Economou Songs and Cries of London Town by Bob Chilcott and varied choral cantata in five movements for STAB Choir, upper-voice Choir, piano duet, and optional percussion. The two outer movements draw their words and inspiration from boisterous cries of 17th century market vendors as once featured in 'The Cries of London' by Orlando Gibbbons. The second movement features the words of a Scottish poet, William Dunbar (c. 1460-c.1520), in which he praises the English capital, and includes the line 'London, thou art the flower of cities all'. Together, these settings evoke a surprisingly contemporary impression of London's sights, sounds, and moods, inspiring some irresistible music, by turns contemplative and unquenchably thrilling. This 'capital' cantata was written in 2001 for the Diamond Jubilee of the Barnet Choral Society, of which Chilcott is President.  less