[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 text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of The 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Compo...  moreThe text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of The 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Composition Competition. It is accessible for all fine high school, collegiate and community choral ensembles. Performers are encouraged to present this work in a more dramatic fashion than usual, “within (or surrounding) The audience.” 2018 Winner of The Uncommon Music Festival Composition Award & premiere in Sitka, Alaska, summer 2018.  less

In souThern Madagascar, in Toliara, a choir allows 150 young girls Living in extreme poverty to regain The joy of life through choral singing. This practice of music transforms Their life, but also that of an unexpected audience, of inmates... Website:...  moreIn souThern Madagascar, in Toliara, a choir allows 150 young girls Living in extreme poverty to regain The joy of life through choral singing. This practice of music transforms Their life, but also that of an unexpected audience, of inmates... Website: http://documenting21c.com/?lang=en  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Three Years ago, for The first time in over 13 Years, I started a choir from scratch. I put a call out to my readers for advice on how to recruit singers t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Have you noticed how The Living dead always have husky laboured breathing?   Photo by Theogeo   I’m beginning to worry that zombies ...

The virtual choir of "The secret of life" is an Argentine project that will involve 123 singers from 19 countries to celebrate The love towards life through singing. In this way we hope to spread The message of Living with determination being auThent...

We are celebrating 10 Years of our unique series for The smaller choir, The Accessible Choral Library Series and are excited to welcome our second female composer to The series (The first being Rosa Conrad with her ever-popular Sea Shanties), Olivia Spark...

New Dublin Voices was founded by conductor Bernie Sherlock in October 2005. NDV, whose concerts range in style and period from The medieval to The contemporary, takes special pleasure in exploring The music of Living composers and has given many Irish pre...  moreNew Dublin Voices was founded by conductor Bernie Sherlock in October 2005. NDV, whose concerts range in style and period from The medieval to The contemporary, takes special pleasure in exploring The music of Living composers and has given many Irish premières –including James Macmillan’s Cantos Sagrados and Penderecki’s Stabat Mater – as well as eight world premières of works by Irish composers including Linda Buckley, Enda Bates, Jonathan Nangle, Garrett Sholdice, and Ian Wilson. As well as giving concerts, NDV is a regular participant in competitions, both internationally and at home in Ireland. Recent awards include: • Italy: Three prizes at The 2010 Concorso Polifónico Guido d'Arezzo including First Prize in The Renaissance competition. • Ireland: Second Prize overall, The Schuman/Europe Award, and The International Jury Award at The 2010 Fleischmann International Competition, Cork International Choral Festival. • Hungary: Overall winner (The Grand Prix) and The Interkultur Special Prize for bes...    less

The impact of climate change can already be seen around The globe. This critical issue should leave traces also on Choir Life, and we Therefore initiated Earth Choir 2016 – Voices for a Living Planet. Welcome to join us! The project is as ...

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