English Poetic translAtion of Haitian Creole text: "Ding, ding, ding", I hear "ding", The bell strikes, "ding" The month of July strikes "ding" on all The calendars. All The children are free, Teachers are gone, In all Corners of The country, scho...  moreEnglish Poetic translAtion of Haitian Creole text: "Ding, ding, ding", I hear "ding", The bell strikes, "ding" The month of July strikes "ding" on all The calendars. All The children are free, Teachers are gone, In all Corners of The country, school is out! All The pilgrims are ready; it's The frivolous party season! The feast has begun, everywhere it's part time! Many have arrived At Lakou Migonga. Chickens, turkeys and ducks Are carousing in The yard. FaThers, grandfaThers, broThers and sisters are gaThered, Neighbors and friends, we all make one family. These are all customs in The country of Haiti. Artocarpus incisa, Millet, Sugarcanes are flourishing. Mangos and Avocados are falling all day long. The night before, it's wood burning, The next day, it's The ten a.m. Mass. Everyone's celebrAting: Hail to Saint James The GreAt! It's "Fèt Chanpèt"! Oh, whAt a beautiful season, It's joy, it's festivity! After Plaine-du-Nord, At Limonade we party some more. It's The frivolo...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Last week I began to share a series of 'Frequently asked questions' thAt I wrote as a result of questionnaires thAt I used to send Round my choir. Here is ...

Flashmob in a Shopping Mall in The city of Koblenz, At 18th of May 2013.

FINAL Round Helsinki Music Centre September 22, 2012 Gabaq-an Ruben Federizon Conducted by Emmanuel P. de Leon, Jr.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Many people look back to The good old days when we all used to gaTher Round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down The local pub. &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neAtly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze Them in to our off-The-shelf arrangements, chastising Them when ...

At The time of writing music, my mission was always to bring people togeTher. It seems to me thAt The union thAt is achieved thanks to singing is one of The most transcendental unions thAt humans can experience. With "Dear Earth" I wanted to go one step b...

FINAL Round Helsinki Music Centre September 22, 2012 The Conversion of Saul by Z. Randall Stroope Conducted by Emmanuel P. de Leon, Jr.

Championship Round Pemuda GMIM 2015 Di Wilayah Mapanget 1 27 - 28 November 2015

(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor:  How on earth  do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along At full throttle?   Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right...