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...
If you missed this event last year, it is no problem: meeting music is happy to announce the 4th International Copernicus Choir Festival and Competition in the educational and cultural centre of Eastern Europe, Toruń, Poland, from 18-22 June, 2016 ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The Choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m always on the lookout for new songs to use with my singing workshops and Choirs. Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul Th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re in the middle of learning a song. People are struggling a bit. Then someone asks: “What note is that?” Photo by ph...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You’ve put your fliers out, spread the word, mentioned it on Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers. photo by I...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready.” Hugh Laurie photo by Fido Especially when...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I blame it on the Italians. Photo by cbmd The founder of the modern musical stave was an Italian; many well-known musical f...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or singers to appreciate their music. So why bother going...
