[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a Song with foreign words. They prefer to sing Songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a Song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

Say No ! is an international project for choirs and small musical ensembles. Together we sing ‘No to War’. Our Song is a tribute to deserters and war objectors. This hymn is also a call to FleeTheFrenzy: say 'No' to the madness of weaponry and war.

Camelot: The Shining City The Albion Choir (VERY appropriately named, no?) were magnificent in singing some of the Song arrangements for the show. They’re a fairly new choir based (handily) in Sheffield, a small but mighty bunch of ridiculous...

Every Choir in Cornwall will have its own personal arrangement of this Song. It is an iconic piece of music . You sing it at weddings ,funerals,pubs ,clubs.Too your loved ones who are with you now and those who have departed. Thanks to MIke Bryant for the video

At the piano: Dmitry Semenovsky. The lyrics of the Song is a translation from Goethe's "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt."

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people really struggle when it comes to learning a Song by ear. often it’s singers who are used to using sheet music, but not always. &nb...

Barcarolle Choir and its Musical Director, ​Sam Evans, are delighted to announce their next performance in June 2019.The evening will propose a wide range of pieces from a multitude of composers such as Chilcott, Verdi, D. Ellington, Webber, Berlioz, Bach...

Musica Viva Vocal Ensemble. Solo: Snežana Kusić. Beograd, 16. maj 2014.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a Song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...