[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   for the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant choir, Just Add People – which I cal...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembLes within the larger choir or have occasional solo...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Having written about starting your own community choir, in 2011 I put my money where my mouth is and started a brand new singing group – my first in...

Trouble of the World from Traces !0th anniversary Concert at Cosmopolite. Siv Iren Misund soloist

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Back in 2008, BBC television ran a series called Last choir Standing, basically a knock-out choir competition.     On their website they...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve written before about how hard it is to get a cross-section of ages and genders in your choir (How to recruit singers to truly reflect your...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]Many choir leaders have a strong style and particular choice of repertoire. They lead large, thriving choirs which have a strong vision. Other choir leaders...

soloist: Tejaswy Mallela Vocal Percussion: Arindam Chakravartti Check us out at http://chaitown.org to learn more about us and pre-order our new CD!

[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,...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Everything in the concert is going brilliantly. The choir is firing on all cylinders. The audience are lapping it up, even your lame banter between songs....