[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 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 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 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 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...

Performed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com To find, even in pain, even in misfortune, The strength to fight togeTher, united. Trouver, même dans la douleur, même...  morePerformed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE OF SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com To find, even in pain, even in misfortune, The strength to fight togeTher, united. Trouver, même dans la douleur, même dans le malheur, la force de lutter ensemble, unis. Conducted by Jad Harjane Music: Improvised by students of Zimbabwe & South Africa Arrangement: André van der Merwe Video directed by Mohammed Ben Yekhlef at LADABATEK , Tangier LYRICS: isiZulu text: Nkosi sikelela iAfrika. Maluphakanyisw’u phondo lwayo. Yizwa imithandazo yethu sibe moya munye. Noma sekunzima emhlabeni. Sihlukunyezwa kabuhlungu. Nkosi siph’amandla okunqoba silwe nosathane. English Translation: God bless Africa. Raise high her glory. Hear our prayers to be united in one spirit. Even through hard times in this world. When we are painfully abused. Lord, give us strength for victory to fight The devil.  less

[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....

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I found myself last week arranging a bunch of Songs to teach at The weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed.   &nb...

[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 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...