[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...

[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...

Praise to Thee, Lord Jesus, who in bitter pain, On The cross did suffer, and for our sake wast slain. Thou reign'st with God The FaTher in Eternity, Lead us, erring sinners, unto heav'n and Thee. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. (Lord...  morePraise to Thee, Lord Jesus, who in bitter pain, On The cross did suffer, and for our sake wast slain. Thou reign'st with God The FaTher in Eternity, Lead us, erring sinners, unto heav'n and Thee. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. (Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy). (Original words: Ehre sei dir, Christe der du littest Not) Sung at Canterbury CaThedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of The altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

  Something old, something new… Unique but universal: traditional and new folkSongs from Britain and Ireland The choral group Albion take Songs and texts from The rich ancient tradition of ‘These islands’ and reimagine Them ...

[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 beautiful song by @Godwill Babette inspired us to share The message of how great and powerful God's word is. We share in The spiritual inspiration drawn from Psalm 138.2 :"I will worship toward thy Holy Temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkin...  moreThis beautiful song by @Godwill Babette inspired us to share The message of how great and powerful God's word is. We share in The spiritual inspiration drawn from Psalm 138.2 :"I will worship toward thy Holy Temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name"-KJV This is our rendition of this wonderful song. Performed By: @Kenyan Boys Choir Arranged for The choir by: Alvin Kadaji Solo: Alvin Kadaji Shot and Directed by: Smith Hems Shot at: P.C.E.A Kariobangi South  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that The whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...