[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many community choir members enjoy practising at home. And so they should.   Ernest Williams, tenor, Croydon Male Voice Choir by Philip Talmage ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]     This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question.     Tim wro...

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 April 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist's Websit...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 April 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist's Website: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk  

Following the dreadful fire in March earlier this year, Thomas's Choral Society are inviting the local community to raise their Voice in support of this appeal to help fund the restoration process in the name of the 'Phoenix Fund'. We are putting on a 'Co...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some Voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

With age, vocal cords become less flexible and most singers find that it becomes harder to hit the high notes as the years go by. This can become a challenge, especially for older choir members. It’s important to take care of your voi...

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Will Dawes (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, 26 May 2019 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Twitter: http://twitter.com/SomervilleChoir Conductor...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Will Dawes (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, 26 May 2019 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Twitter: http://twitter.com/SomervilleChoir Conductor: http://www.willdawes.co.uk  

The Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-Voice ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia...  moreThe Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-Voice ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia, and Austria.  

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are approximately 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.  The statistics are staggering, particularly when combined with the number of individuals afflicted with other forms of demen...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...