[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...

WORCESTER’S Elgar Chorale is holding a concert to raise notes of a financial kind in support of Acorns - but The charity is no stranger to The power of music.   While The choir is excited about its Concert for Hope, which features Vivaldi&rsq...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Choral Clarity blog]    We've just spent many months learning notes and rhythms, memorizing lyrics, working on balance and blend, shape, and internalizing meaning. But now it ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There’s a gig coming up and you’ve still got work to do. Do you keep bashing out The notes until everyone’s perfect or do you rehea...

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...

during Holy Family Parish's (Kamias, QC) NOTES TO MARY, A music festival in honor of The month of The rosary.. October 27, 2012

Program Notes: The fact that The text for this work even exists is a miracle. It was written by Abraham ("Abramek") Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated by The Nazis during The Holocaust. Abramek was born in 1930 in Lodz, Poland, and died 1944...  moreProgram Notes: The fact that The text for this work even exists is a miracle. It was written by Abraham ("Abramek") Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated by The Nazis during The Holocaust. Abramek was born in 1930 in Lodz, Poland, and died 1944 in The infamous concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He wrote this poem during The time that his family was trapped in The Lodz ghetto. This poem was not found until 1983 when Eliezer ("Lolek") Grynfeld, The poet's half-broTher, discovered it among Their late faTher's belongings. Choristers who sing this work will be transported on a magical flight around The world through time and space along with Their audiences.  less

Program Notes: The fact that The text for this work even exists is a miracle. It was written by Abraham ("Abramek") Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated by The Nazis during The Holocaust. Abramek was born in 1930 in Lodz, Poland, and died 1944...  moreProgram Notes: The fact that The text for this work even exists is a miracle. It was written by Abraham ("Abramek") Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated by The Nazis during The Holocaust. Abramek was born in 1930 in Lodz, Poland, and died 1944 in The infamous concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He wrote this poem during The time that his family was trapped in The Lodz ghetto. This poem was not found until 1983 when Eliezer ("Lolek") Grynfeld, The poet's half-broTher, discovered it among Their late faTher's belongings. Choristers who sing this work will be transported on a magical flight around The world through time and space along with Their audiences.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   In open-access choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]As we saw last week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) Their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...