[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

"The Standard" Vocal Jazz Ensemble KCK Community College Fall Vocal Jazz Concert Performing Arts Center November 20th, 2013 Nature Boy, arr. Anders Edenroth

[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...

"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. ...  more"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about the creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over another." "It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon the idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get the world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to the first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all the descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are the nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in the order in ...    less

"Come to the Woods" by Jake Runestad. Performed by the Georgia State University Singers -- Deanna Joseph, conductor. Commissioned by Conspirare -- Craig Hella Johnson, conductor.

Suomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and ...  moreSuomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and composer Heikki Klemetti. The current artistic director, Esko Kallio (b. 1974), has conducted Suomen Laulu since 2002. The choir's repertoire consists both a cappella works and compositions works for choir and orchestra. Since 1921 the choir has maintained the tradition of performing the St. Matthew Passion by J.S.Bach every Maundy Thursday in St. John's Church in Helsinki. Suomen Laulu has made five recordings, the most recent of which was published to celebrate choir's centenary in 2000. The choir also has its own series of publications, the "Suomen Laulun ohjelmistoa", which contains several of the finest pieces of Finnish choral music.  less

Since its foundation in 2005 by the choir master Enrique Martin, the choir of Las Veredas school has been developing choral music with 11 to 16 year old pupils. In this time the choir has participated in the Madrid Community choir contest, obtaining the f...  moreSince its foundation in 2005 by the choir master Enrique Martin, the choir of Las Veredas school has been developing choral music with 11 to 16 year old pupils. In this time the choir has participated in the Madrid Community choir contest, obtaining the first prize in 2009 and 2010, and the secón prize in 2007 and 2008 Within the choir activities, we could also mention their participation in theatre productions of the musicals Persephone and Midas by Steve Pogson, with which they obtained the first prize in the Vademorillo theatre contest. They were also awarded first prize in the Community of Madrid theatre contest, with the musical Super Jim, a play which was written specially for the choir by the British authors Steve Pogson and George Simmers. The work of the choir is not solely centred on the training of new singers and preparing concerts, since its beginning we have firmly believed that a junior choir should be innovative, and, year after year the choir has sought after original works by Spanish auth...    less

Ave Regina Caelorum Isabella Leonarda, 1620-1704 Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Angela Saltsman, piano Leesa Love, Sebastian Corriero, Naomi Elgegren, soli Florida Vocal Association 2012 Di...  moreAve Regina Caelorum Isabella Leonarda, 1620-1704 Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Angela Saltsman, piano Leesa Love, Sebastian Corriero, Naomi Elgegren, soli Florida Vocal Association 2012 District 15 Choral Music Performance Assessment Dillard High School Fort Lauderdale, FL March 8, 2012  

The Learners Chorus and the Learners Orchestra perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem at the concert "UC conductor Through the Ages" on January 27, 2019. Music Director and conductor: Apollo Wong Soprano Solo: Samantha Chin Baritone Solo: Apollo Wong ...  moreThe Learners Chorus and the Learners Orchestra perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem at the concert "UC conductor Through the Ages" on January 27, 2019. Music Director and conductor: Apollo Wong Soprano Solo: Samantha Chin Baritone Solo: Apollo Wong Other parts of the Requiem: 1. Introit et Kyrie: https://youtu.be/VBqMRt9WUZA 2. Offertoire: https://youtu.be/K4em8_Is0EU 3. Sanctus: https://youtu.be/fTKOadv_1F4 4. Pie Jesu: https://youtu.be/st_-Gayi2Ng 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/yZvNXEJ95wg 6. Libera me: https://youtu.be/S3QNTjcmYtY 7. In Paradisum: https://youtu.be/GdBDq7rdPnI  less

The Learners Chorus and the Learners Orchestra perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem at the concert "UC conductor Through the Ages" on January 27, 2019. Music Director and conductor: Apollo Wong Soprano Solo: Samantha Chin Baritone Solo: Apollo Wong ...  moreThe Learners Chorus and the Learners Orchestra perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem at the concert "UC conductor Through the Ages" on January 27, 2019. Music Director and conductor: Apollo Wong Soprano Solo: Samantha Chin Baritone Solo: Apollo Wong Other parts of the Requiem: 1. Introit et Kyrie: https://youtu.be/VBqMRt9WUZA 2. Offertoire: https://youtu.be/K4em8_Is0EU 3. Sanctus: https://youtu.be/fTKOadv_1F4 4. Pie Jesu: https://youtu.be/st_-Gayi2Ng 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/yZvNXEJ95wg 6. Libera me: https://youtu.be/S3QNTjcmYtY 7. In Paradisum: https://youtu.be/GdBDq7rdPnI  less