Video Highlights from the Templeton Prize 2013 ceremony, on Tuesday 21st May at the Guildhall, London. The London African Gospel Feature at the beginning and the end of the video

 Originally published https://notthechurchlady.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/Performance-bloopers-by-not-the-church-lady-aka-kelly-galbraith/ “Don’t worry.  It always works out in Performance.”  Nope.  Even as a ...

The Ranot Vocal Ensemble is a regional initiative of the Hevel Eilot Regional Council under the leadership of virtuoso arranger and conductor Gideon Efrati. Alongside classical music sung in Latin, Italian and French, its repertoire Highlights the music o...  moreThe Ranot Vocal Ensemble is a regional initiative of the Hevel Eilot Regional Council under the leadership of virtuoso arranger and conductor Gideon Efrati. Alongside classical music sung in Latin, Italian and French, its repertoire Highlights the music of Jewish liturgical and folk traditions in a variety of styles and arrangements as well as music from around the world. Songs in Hebrew, Yemenite, Yiddish , Ladino, English and Arabic bring to life the different backgrounds of the Ensemble's members.  

Bridgnorth Choral Society presented an emotional and moving Performance of J H Maunder's Olivet to Calvary at their Concert of Easter Music on Saturday night. The piece depicted the last few days of Christ's life on earth, from his entry into Jerusalem an...

Choirs and singers of Sheffield - Come and take part in a massed choral Performance in the heart of Sheffield! Albion have been commissioned, with funding from Arts Council England, to stage a special Performance as part of the opening weekend of the T...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public Performance....

The premiere Performance of composer Ethan McGrath's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" -- a setting of the famed poem by Christopher Marlowe. Ethan McGrath assembled the choir specially for this Performance. Kelsi Williams and Joshua Farnsworth, vo...  moreThe premiere Performance of composer Ethan McGrath's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" -- a setting of the famed poem by Christopher Marlowe. Ethan McGrath assembled the choir specially for this Performance. Kelsi Williams and Joshua Farnsworth, vocal solosits; Tyler Rand, oboe; Heather Peel, piano; Ethan McGrath, conductor.  

Highlights of the Debut CD Launch by The London Lucumi Choir featuring Gerardo Y Su RumbaAche live at Rich Mix, promoted by Movimientos and Como No as part of La Linea Festival. Download the CD via http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thelondonlucumichoir2

The community choir I direct recently performed at an assisted living facility in San Diego.   After the Performance, one of the choir members asked me how I thought we’d done.  I went over in my mind the usual choir stuff:  We c...

This is an arrangement of an Acadian folksong entitled “Marie Madeleine” (more commonly classified in the French-Canadian folksong repertoire as “Une petite vache noire”). This short, lively SATB piece is loads of fun and Highlights the quintessential ...  moreThis is an arrangement of an Acadian folksong entitled “Marie Madeleine” (more commonly classified in the French-Canadian folksong repertoire as “Une petite vache noire”). This short, lively SATB piece is loads of fun and Highlights the quintessential elements of the Acadian folksong tradition: podorythmie (seated foot-tapping), diddlage (mouth music), and the spoons. But, it also stretches the tradition to include more modern elements. Don’t be fooled by thinking this is just a simple folksong. It is a challenging and complex piece that reflects the innate musicality of this long-standing Canadian oral tradition. Though this folksong can be found in other parts of French Canada, I chose to feature the Acadian dialect in this rendition because it is emblematic of the role that language sometime plays in creating social inequity. Story synopsis: For those unfamiliar with the language, this video helps tell the song’s funny story of a young woman, Marie Madeleine, who has a rather difficult relationship w...    less