[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Sarcastic remarks from X Factor judges. Teachers telling kids to “stand at the back and just miMe”. Being made to stand up and sing solo to get...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are tiMes in most choirs when a soloist or a small ensemble is required. These roles can be allocated by the MD but in many cases singers are a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I ran a gospel singing weekend recently. One of the songs was flagging a bit so I suggested people ham it up a bit and be more “AMerican”.  ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] SoMe people are put off when they coMe across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...

Festival Anima Mea 2017, Cappella Musicale Corradiana, coro e orchestra. Estratto: Kyrie, Gloria (in parte). Antonio Magarelli, direttore. Annamaria Bellocchio, soprano Vincenzo Scarafile, alto Michele Sallustio, tenore Gianluca Borreggine, bas...  moreFestival Anima Mea 2017, Cappella Musicale Corradiana, coro e orchestra. Estratto: Kyrie, Gloria (in parte). Antonio Magarelli, direttore. Annamaria Bellocchio, soprano Vincenzo Scarafile, alto Michele Sallustio, tenore Gianluca Borreggine, basso Alessandro Ciccolini, violino primo e maestro di concerto DoMenico Scicchitano, violino secondo Maria Bocelli, viola Nicola Paoli, violoncello Davide Milano, violone Giovanni Battista Graziadio, fagotto Barbara Ferrara, oboe I Onno Verschoor, oboe II Gaetano Magarelli, organo  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Planning a singing workshop is a lot like planning a regular choir session.   Photo by Pink Singers   The main differences are t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] In my recent post How to sing – the definitive guide, I pointed out that lots of people Google “How to sing” instead of just getting on a...

First and second moveMents of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of the Four Seasons. Sung by the Les Sirènes Female Chamber choir and accompanied by the Les Sirènes Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Nunn. St Andrew's in the Square, Glasgow, 26/06/11.

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read when it coMes to researching songs.     Photo by Ashley ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers on my own blog.Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.  A c...