[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...

Traditions. It is important for you to show your folklore style, to save and Hand on the next generation? We think so. You sing in a choir or dance in a Folklore group? We can give you great platform for your aim. Please check the dates and location...

  Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, Without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other Hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Nothing lasts forever. There will come a time when you will leave your choir and need someone else to take over.     Who will you Hand over to...

This is our choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her mother, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our hom...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThis is our choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her mother, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our homepage: www.capitalchoir.com Enjoy! *** Video by Alexandra Berglof Recording engineers: Andrew Dudman and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios studio footage filmed by Nick Marangoni  

Performance With Lily String Quartet at Scarboro United Church, February 27, 2011.

Sunrise Mass, Movement 1 - Spheres EnChor Chamber Choir, Lily String Quartet and Corps Bara Dance Heaven and Earth Concert, October 2012

Second movement of Gjeilo's "Sunrise Mass" EnChor Chamber Choir, Lily String Quartet and Corps Bara Dance Heaven and Earth concert, October 2012

Founded in 2014, The Willow Consort is an exciting new chamber choir based at The University of York directed by Danny Purtell. We perform a wide range of repertoire, from Renaissance to contemporary works. All of our singers have been Hand-picked and...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreFounded in 2014, The Willow Consort is an exciting new chamber choir based at The University of York directed by Danny Purtell. We perform a wide range of repertoire, from Renaissance to contemporary works. All of our singers have been Hand-picked and sing With some of the top amateur and professional choirs in the country, including: I Fagiolini, Genesis Sixteen, The Carice Singers, Renaissance, The National Youth Choir of Great Britain and many more. We are looking forward to bringing many exciting programmes of choral music to audiences in York, the rest of the United Kingdom and further afield.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"And until we meet and SinG TOGHETER SIDE BY SIDE again, May God hold you in the palm of his Hand." We wish a happy new year 2021 to all the choruses in lockdown! Hold on and never give up! Polifonico Quattroquarti from Italy