Prima choir Bulgaria conductor - Aneta Dragneva-Danailova Prima choir has been founded in 1996 in the pretty Bulgarian town on the Black Sea coast – Pomorie, by 25 women, practicing versatile jobs, but united by one common love – the Music. The re...  morePrima choir Bulgaria conductor - Aneta Dragneva-Danailova Prima choir has been founded in 1996 in the pretty Bulgarian town on the Black Sea coast – Pomorie, by 25 women, practicing versatile jobs, but united by one common love – the Music. The repertoire includes works of different styles and epochs. The main part of the production is dedicated to the Church Slavonic music, variations of authentic Bulgarian folklore, and, in the same time, productions of modern Bulgarian authors. The vocal ensemble has set the ambitious task to reach a homogenous and beautiful sound, expressiveness and the right stylistic interpretation. “Prima” choir has delivered artistic tours in Sweden (1997), Poland (1997), Greece (2002), Portugal (2004), France (2006), Albania (2010), Greece(2013)… The formation has taken part in the Balkan Mountains fest in Veliko Tarnovo in 2001. The women from Pomorie were awarded the gold medals and released their first compact disc. The same year – 2001. came the invitation to participate in...    less

GOSPEL SINGERS WANTED, Audition 5th & 6th July 2021 – Black History Month Background Union Chapel is a historic church based in Islington with a small but enthusiastic congregation looking to expand our horizons. It is well known as an ico...  moreGOSPEL SINGERS WANTED, Audition 5th & 6th July 2021 – Black History Month Background Union Chapel is a historic church based in Islington with a small but enthusiastic congregation looking to expand our horizons. It is well known as an iconic music venue attracting major artists. It is also a centre for social justice and community activities. In recent years, the church has been developing music in our Sunday services with a range of genres, classical, jazz, gospel, and world music. The church has also created several unique events led by our musicians. These have included our annual Christmas Candlelight service, Good Friday evening performances and smaller events to commemorate such occasions as Black History Month, a remembrance event in the Covid pandemic. Besides the usual church festivals, we also have special services for Refugee Week, Gay Pride, Holocaust Memorial, and other special commemorations. We are now embarking on a major project aimed at making Union Chapel a centre of ...    less

Shades of Harmony is a Women's A Cappella chorus based in Williamstown, NJ. We are also a member chorus of Sweet Adelines International. We enjoy sharing our love of singing in 4 part harmony with performances throughout the southern New Jersey area. We a...  moreShades of Harmony is a Women's A Cappella chorus based in Williamstown, NJ. We are also a member chorus of Sweet Adelines International. We enjoy sharing our love of singing in 4 part harmony with performances throughout the southern New Jersey area. We also attend and compete in the Sweet Adelines Region 19 convention annually. We welcome women of all ages (teens to seniors) and all vocal ranges to attend a rehearsal and find out what we're all about.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Conductor Kenneth Woods wrote on his blog a while Back (As I was just saying) about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals. &nb...

Our first ever solo number at the Colston Hall! As sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Sound, Jimmy Tuffrey. Film Crew: Simon Tagney, Bertie H. Smith, Charlie Marshall. Edited by Charlie Marshall. M.D. Sam Burns

"Signs of Rain Or Forty Reasons For Not Accepting An Invitation of a Friend to Make an Excursion With Him" lyrics by Dr. Edward Jenner (18th Century). Directed by Ken Jenson. Lyrics: The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look Black, the glass is...  more"Signs of Rain Or Forty Reasons For Not Accepting An Invitation of a Friend to Make an Excursion With Him" lyrics by Dr. Edward Jenner (18th Century). Directed by Ken Jenson. Lyrics: The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look Black, the glass is low; Thee soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, The spiders from their cobwebs peep. Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, For see, a rainbow spans the sky! The walls are damp, the ditches smell, Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel. Hark how the chairs and tables crack! Old Betty's nerves are on the rack; Loud quacks the duck, the peacocks cry, The distant hills are seeming nigh. How restless are the snorting swine! The busy flies disturb the kine; Low o'er the grass the swallow wings, The cricket, too, how sharp he sings! Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws, Sits wiping o'er her whiskered jaws; Through the clear streams the fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious flies. T...    less

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in December 2011. A discussion over on Choralnet from a couple of weeks Back has prompted to me write about a phenomenon I’ve been thinking about for a while. The main subject is about the ro...

Happy New Year to one and all... just think.... This time next year you could be a millionaire .... you could also be reminiscing about your wonderful Singing Holiday to Launde Abbey and patting yourself on the Back for booking early and banking the sa...

Awake the Harp preparing my conducting recital Back in 2015

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while Back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...