[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes (yes, I admit it), I make a mistake when I’m teaching a new song. It may be a wrong note, wrong timing or wrong phrasing.   ...

【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 我欲攑目向山 摘錄詩篇121篇　排灣族調　改編：蕭泰然 此首樂曲中，蕭泰然根據排灣族的音樂改編，再賦予西方音樂之作曲手法加以潤飾而改編出這首樂曲。歌詞取自聖經詩篇一二一篇，描述神的幫助與看顧，並加入排灣族的語言唱出。音樂上則以輕快的節奏表現內心的喜悅，並用高音吶喊表現原住民的歡呼。 Ma Li Ma Li ti e su sa ma （感謝上主耶和華...  more【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 我欲攑目向山 摘錄詩篇121篇　排灣族調　改編：蕭泰然 此首樂曲中，蕭泰然根據排灣族的音樂改編，再賦予西方音樂之作曲手法加以潤飾而改編出這首樂曲。歌詞取自聖經詩篇一二一篇，描述神的幫助與看顧，並加入排灣族的語言唱出。音樂上則以輕快的節奏表現內心的喜悅，並用高音吶喊表現原住民的歡呼。 Ma Li Ma Li ti e su sa ma （感謝上主耶和華/ 排灣族語） Sa the kan na ma the mon the mon （讓我們能同心合一） Sa the kan na ma the mon the mon Hai io i io un （一起讚美歌頌主） i io o hai iang Hai iang（歡呼聲） 我欲攑目向山，我的幫助對叨落來， 祂是創造天地的， 你出你入耶和華欲保守你， 對此時直到永遠。 This is Paiwan tribe melody, an aboriginal tribe of Taiwan. Arranged by Tyzen Hsian. The lyric is from Psalm 121 combine with two different languages - Paiwan and Taiwanese.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unless you’re singing vocalises or songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Choir leaders often ask me where I source my songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding songs for your choir and Easy songs for ...

Want to bring some joyful singing to your life? Our Singing in the Pub sessions are on the third Thursday of every second month. At the next one we'll be learning a whole song in 2/3 part harmony in 90 minutes then jamming it with a live guitarist! ...  moreWant to bring some joyful singing to your life? Our Singing in the Pub sessions are on the third Thursday of every second month. At the next one we'll be learning a whole song in 2/3 part harmony in 90 minutes then jamming it with a live guitarist! Grab your friends, a drink and let's sing some sparkly tunes....The songs will be a surprise - that's part of the fun! With drinks deals at the bar - we'll have the happiest of happy hours! Everyone is welcome - everyone can sing - even the friend who insists they can't, they can! Pub singing is all about fun! No experience necessary just bring your voice and we’ll do the rest - shower singers, this is for you! 7.30pm - Arrive and drinks, 8pm - We Sing! £7 advance (plus 70p booking fee) on Meetup - Soul of the City Choir, £9 on the door Tickets sold quickly last time so we do recommend nabbing your ticket early just in case we can't fit you in on the door. Come and sing, it really is a lot of fun!  less

A song by my friend William Sveglini, whom I had contacted around 2000 through the "Composers' Forum". I have sung it in my one-man-choir "dwsChorale".

A tender pastoral part song (or "glee") by William Paxton based on the poem by Ambrose Philips.

Original Song - Bachir Nadir

This way we find a tuneful Lithuanian song for you composed by a from top to toe choral lover composer, Vytautas Miškinis.   Miškinis began his career at the age of seven as a vocalist in a Youth Choir, and continued as Artistic Direc...

Mack Wilberg's arrangement of the American Folk hymn "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova, flautist Leslie Short, and oboist Deb Stevenson. T...  moreMack Wilberg's arrangement of the American Folk hymn "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova, flautist Leslie Short, and oboist Deb Stevenson. The text comes from Isaac Watt's paraphrase of Psalm 23. We hope our performance demonstrates our love of singing together and our passion for sharing music with audiences.