A Year As a Nomad:   April 4, 2023, marked the last day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minutes, I was on a plane to London. What happened during all that time? ...

SABELANI Music Initiative has put on hold workshops due to the Lock Down enforced by the S. African Government on the 27th March.If the Lock Down is lifted on the 16th April as planned we will be celebrating World Voice day on the 18th April as well as jo...

Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heavenly host Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

this was originally published on the Embro thistle Singers' blog.  I was reading an article posted to Facebook the other day.  Esa-Pekka Salonen became a conductor when he filled in for an absent colleague.     In the following sh...

Everyone knows that going to Rome once in a lifetime is a must. With us it’s mixed with all day long choral music… We are very happy to announce the 14th Musica Eterna Roma – International Choir Festival and Competition, July 16-20...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 singers. One day it dawned on me that my job was to make myself redundant.     I researched,...

Sing from the Heart Tranquil countryside singing retreat holiday in the heart of rural Normandie, France   6-13 April 2024 "...an amazing & glorious week of singing & friendship."   Fun, friendly and nurturing small group singing re...

Usual Ministrations

The Lassus Scholars, named after the great Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus, seek to achieve excellence in expression and interpretation in all musical styles from the 16th century to the present day.

"Be Still, My Soul" by Jean Sibelius Hymn recorded to commemorate ANZAC day 2020