"For the Beauty of the Earth" by John Rutter. Text by F. S. Pierpoint. Recorded live on November 8, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir and Concert Choir ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Fl...  more"For the Beauty of the Earth" by John Rutter. Text by F. S. Pierpoint. Recorded live on November 8, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir and Concert Choir ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida (Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson) and the Concert Choir and Second Generation Singers ensembles of the Florida Singing Sons (Artistic Director: Brett Karlin). This performance was the closing song for the inaugural Choral Exchange between the Girl Choir and the Singing Sons. Choristers from both organizations spent an afternoon making music together, performing for and learning from each other, culminating in a performance for family, friends, and fans of both organizations.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes in a small group there is just one person out of step with everyone else.   Photo by Trish Steel   In a large choir, it&rsq...

Peace through Folk Choir's - MC Lester Simpson and Asst MD Penny Barfield. A mixed choir Singing for Peace, Friendship & Reconciliation and a better world through music and song. Meets at Friends Meeting House, Leek, Staffordshire , ST13 ...  morePeace through Folk Choir's - MC Lester Simpson and Asst MD Penny Barfield. A mixed choir Singing for Peace, Friendship & Reconciliation and a better world through music and song. Meets at Friends Meeting House, Leek, Staffordshire , ST13 5ES , UK. first Thursday and third Wednesday each month 7.30pm plus Sundays once a month 1.30pm. Contact www.peacethroughfolk.org includes diary, video and songs.  

Recorded at Ham House on 26th July 2014. Love Singing? Why not join our choir? See http://northkingstonchoir.wix.com/nkc for more details. Thanks to Dave Chapman and Clare Sumpner for the video.

(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!)   [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...

[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...

Singing day with GGCC www.ggcc.org.uk Huge thank to hosts London School of Theology www.lst.ac.uk

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For many of us, this time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much Singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The evening’s are lighter, the weather is warmer, the songs are amazing, the Singing’s as good as ever – it’s summer!  ...