I can tell a good movie by how uplifted I feel afterward. With really good movies, the feeling of upliftment and expansion can last for hours, or even days. Lincoln was such a movie for me. I saw it at the Grove Theater in Los Angeles. I was str...

This is a video shot by Ben Bram, a dear friend and a proffesional vocal arranger from LA, of us singing "I Got Sympathy" by Shlomo Gronich. The video was shot pretty much spontaneously in the middle of the street in Tel Aviv. Hope you guys enjoy it! ב...  moreThis is a video shot by Ben Bram, a dear friend and a proffesional vocal arranger from LA, of us singing "I Got Sympathy" by Shlomo Gronich. The video was shot pretty much spontaneously in the middle of the street in Tel Aviv. Hope you guys enjoy it! בקליפ הזה שצולם ע"י בן בראם, חבר טוב ומעבד אקפלה מקצועי מלוס אנג'לס, אנחנו מבצעים את "יש לי סימפטיה" של שלמה גרוניך. הקליפ צולם בספונטניות מוחלטת באמצע הרחוב בתל אביב. מקווים שתהנו! דף הפייסבוק שלנו / our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/QuintAandAHalf  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To maintain a healthy, growing choir, you need new recruits, but often you feel like you’ve exhausted all your usual sources.   photo ...

The best young singers Northwest Indiana has to offer. Performs exclusively in the summer months. Auditions and interviews typically held in May.

  This has been a long time coming. For the past several years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time.   Now it is.   feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal spac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you ever been swept along by the enthusiasm of a singing session only to feel drained at the end or with a sore throat and aching legs?   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of us are wary of attending singing workshops or choirs when we feel that people will be a lot more experienced than us. This is particularly t...

As one of the main goals of present activity the youth choir Mūza sets the discover of new, interesting ways of expression in the music for itself and persons who feel the same way. In new season the choir continues to make up steps towards new artistic a...  moreAs one of the main goals of present activity the youth choir Mūza sets the discover of new, interesting ways of expression in the music for itself and persons who feel the same way. In new season the choir continues to make up steps towards new artistic activities. The main activities of the choir are finding the new ways to music, its expresion and presenting new ideas, cooperation with composers and many professional musicians. Now, the choir Mūza is making a new image and wants to show multiplicity of the choir music. In its programs the choir performes modern music and a big part is left of Latvian classical music as well as traditional Latvian folk-music. The choir Mūza was established in 1947. Its founder and leader through out many years has been maestro Leonids Vigners (1906-2001). In 1999 the choir transferred into new direction and it became a youth choir. From 2006 the artistic director and the main conductor is Guntis Cimiņš.  less

Please excuse the shameless self-promotion, but a piece I wrote about the science of singing came out in Slate today. I worked very hard to convey a lot—the joy, the science—in the most succinct way possible, and okay, I'm proud of the result!...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Staring at a blank page waiting for the muse to strike. Slumped in a chair waiting to feel energised enough to go jogging. feeling down and the last ...