Holy Heart Chamber Choir Biography Holy Heart Chamber Choir is one of 6 performing choral ensembles at Holy Heart High School in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. This auditioned SATB choir has a long history of performing high quality choral mu...  moreHoly Heart Chamber Choir Biography Holy Heart Chamber Choir is one of 6 performing choral ensembles at Holy Heart High School in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. This auditioned SATB choir has a long history of performing high quality choral music at various events including school concerts, community events, and National conferences and festivals. Last year after winning The St John’s group choral Rosebowl, this choir won both The Provincial Music Festival and The National Music Festival of Canada. The choir has been featured on local television and radio programs and even performed live in concert International Children performing icons- The Wiggles. The Wiggles Performance garnered national attention with news articles in all major outLets across The country. Last year, The choir returned from a highly successful performance tour to Dublin, Ireland where They performed to standing ovations at iconic Dublin venues as well as a private performance for Canada’s ambassador in Ireland, Kevin Vi...    less

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   The average age of people who attend The choirs and workshops that I Run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]At any singing workshop I Run There will probably be someone who already knows one of The songs I’m teaching. photo by Sludge G If that is you, what ...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Over The years I have Run choirs and singing groups all based on The same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...

OK so some songs we recorded didn't make The CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of The Choral Celebration, for a limited time in The Run up to The Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] A while back I went to a workshop Run by The amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with The Baka people of Central Africa. Living in The ra...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Ever asked your choir members how They think things are going? Is There a large committee helping to Run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I Run, only 10% of The participants are men (and it seems to be getting le...