[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I don’t know what it’s like in other parts of the world, but here in the UK it’s notoriously difficult to get any kind of review of a con...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I was much younger I used to think that once you knew everything and were vastly experienced, only then would you become confident.   photo ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice c...

Written to remember the victims of the Omagh Bombing in Northern Ireland in August 1998 by Michael McGlynn. Sheet music is available from www.michaelmcglynn.com and the soloist is Rachel Thompson.

The Storm is Passing Over, arranged Larry Nickel. Gresley Male Voice choir, November 2016

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Lots of mixed choirs don’t have enough male singers, and many established male voice choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...

Chicago a cappella performs "Save Me" by Robert L. Morris at their concert "Roll, Jordan, Roll: The Spiritual, Old and New" on Feb. 6, 2010, at Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville, IL. The soprano soloist is Cari Plachy.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that singing should...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...