It is the start of the festive season here in New Zealand.  Summer is here and our summer holidays will soon be upon us, but the Harbour Capital Chorus is busier than ever.   As is our tradition before Christmas, the chorus is fully involve...

The Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer edu...  moreThe Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer educational opportunities to the general singing community.  

Handog Concierto The San Nicolas 2nd Chorale with Band 31

Behind the scenes of our tour to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - The lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Niels...  moreBehind the scenes of our tour to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - The lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Nielsen - Te Deum, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Franz Gruber - Stille Nacht, Nidarosdomens Guttekor  

Phoenix Chorus are an all-female, a cappella chorus based in Potton, Bedfordshire. We sing a variety of music ranging from show-tunes to pop, moving ballads to toe-tapping up-tunes, with a preference for harmony music in the barbershop style. Phoenix ...  morePhoenix Chorus are an all-female, a cappella chorus based in Potton, Bedfordshire. We sing a variety of music ranging from show-tunes to pop, moving ballads to toe-tapping up-tunes, with a preference for harmony music in the barbershop style. Phoenix have performed around the world, in the USA, Canada, Holland and Ireland as well as all over Britain in world renowned venues such as the Birmingham Symphony Hall, Royal Albert Hall and The Sage in Gateshead.  

Morten Lauridsen's beautiful setting of "O Magnum Mysterium", performed by Reading's Tamesis Chamber Choir at Douai Abbey. Recorded on Saturday 13th July 2013, as part of the final concert of the "A La Carte" season.

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

Macquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'The Ground' in our final concert in 2019, ...  moreMacquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'The Ground' in our final concert in 2019, we were preparing it again for our 'Indomitable Spirit' concert in May 2020. Then, Covid-19 arrived. Like many choirs, we kept going online, or outdoors when permitted. This film is a record of our year, made to remind ourselves that joy and connection are still available to us, despite distance and change. Macquarie Singers & Macquarie Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Sarah Penicka-Smith Piano: Josephine Allan Violin 1: Tess Duflou Violin 2: Sagar Nagaraj Viola: Kathryn Ramsay Cello: Marc Valpiani Video engineer: Connor Malanos Audio engineer: Joshua Winestock Supported with a community grant from Epping Community Bank (Bendigo Bank).  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...