[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can coMe in many forms: speech, wr...

Loving this acappella version from RoMeo and Juliet!

[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 10 ways to be a better choir Member. This was prompted by an earlier post on whether you need singing lessons or not i...

Regarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us h...  moreRegarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us humans as we gaze upon the Golgotha scene and choruses and chorales reflect on our own place in the drama. Bach's incredible work of art stands alone in its complete telling of the crucifixion story in a manner which stirs and moves the soul of the perforMer and listener. This is a mountaintop experience not to be missed.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was running a workshop recently, and soMebody grabbed Me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are tiMes when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones.   photo by Linda Thomas ...

World première performance given by Auckland Symphony Orchestra, The Graduate choir New Zealand and Holy Trinity Cathedral choir directed by Peter Thomas. Organist: Philip Smith. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 10 March 2018. Composer's website: https:/...  moreWorld première performance given by Auckland Symphony Orchestra, The Graduate choir New Zealand and Holy Trinity Cathedral choir directed by Peter Thomas. Organist: Philip Smith. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 10 March 2018. Composer's website: https://www.chrisartley.com  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last tiMe (Tuning up – where do start notes coMe from?) I talked about my aim of being able to give out a single note to my choir, instead of having t...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir Member.     choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila   This week I ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   After the long sumMer break, I used to arrive really early at the first choir session, sit by the door, and worry that nobody would coMe back.   ...