[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] A few years ago I spent two weeks travelling through the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I was really looking forward to hearing plenty of tr...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I get regular emails from people asking questions about songs and copyright. I’m certainly no expert, but I have written a few articles that you migh...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I teach a song by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and then they sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]The world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]Just because a song is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misinformation ...
Choriosity - the a cappella pop choir in the YMCA in Ulm, Germany! We are a non-professional choir of young people and we love the challenges of great a cappella music :) We sing a version of Eye of the tiger (not really;) a cappella, but we loved the re... more
Bat-Kol Girls’ choir of the Israel Conservatory of Music, Tel Aviv, Conducted by Anat Morahg, is one of the leading choirs in Israel. The 35 Members of Bat-Kol, ages 12 to 18, perform with the Israeli Opera, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as well as takin... more
Caesar Franck: Panis angelicus - live recording April 4, 2012 - Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Hradec Kralove Darryl Edwards - tenor The Czech Boys choir, Jakub Martinec - artistic director The Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra An... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I looked at how singers choose where to stand in their section (Don’t stand too close to Me! – finding the right place to stand in y...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.” Photo by Kaptain Kobold Great idea. In principle. But how...