(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!) [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience. ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are good reasons why it’s h...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] for many of us, this time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are. Some people vastly ov...
This is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choi... more
Wicker Park Choral Singers July 9, 2011 St. Vincent de Paul Church Latin: Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. English: Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.
"Maid in the Moor" is a setting of a medieval poem. Written, filmed and edited by Michael McGlynn and performed by Anúna. From the DVD "Invocations of Ireland" and CD "Sensation". soloist Aideen Rickard.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’m probably preaching to the converted here as I guess most of you reading this already sing regularly. photo by T Sundup So ho...
