[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I bet you think your choir is a wonderful, friendly little community that welcomes newcomers with open arms. But what if I told you that new members might fi...
IT could be said that music is Liz Leatherdale's life. Not many of us are lucky enough to have made a vocation out of Pastimes, but Liz has managed to do so. Colchester born and bred, the mum-of one flrst picked up a musical instrument ag...
(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...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience. ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are good reasons why it’s h...
[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...
The New Jersey Chamber Singers (NJCS) perform Stars by Eriks Esenvalds www.njchambersingers.org Artistic Director Reid Masters recording engineer John Baker Alone in the Night on a dark hill with pines around me, spicy and still And heaven, a he... more
