[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was in the middle of planning a workshop and was checking through a few Songs to make sure I had the correct lyrics, source, Meaning, backgr...

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

The Alla Polacca Children and Youth Choir is an educational endeavor that provides unique musical training experience for children and teenagers. Our choristers' talents and musicality are nurtured, their voices are trained, they are Taught correct dictio...  moreThe Alla Polacca Children and Youth Choir is an educational endeavor that provides unique musical training experience for children and teenagers. Our choristers' talents and musicality are nurtured, their voices are trained, they are Taught correct diction and musical expression. We aid harmonious growth - in terms of both musical and personal developMent of our vocalists. Alla Polacca Children and Youth Choir is affiliated with the Teatr Wielki/Grand Theatre - Polish National Opera in Warsaw. The choir consists of 200 choristers performing in four age groups. The choir was founded three decades ago by Sabina Wlodarska, a recognized music educator and student of maestro Stefan Stuligrosz. In 2014, Anna Bednarska took over from Sabina Wlodarska as Alla Polacca's conductor and artistic director. Alla Polacca Choir participates in concerts, operas and other musical projects staged at the Teatr Wielki/Grand Theatre - Polish National Opera in Warsaw and at other prestigious places and events. Its Members take ...    less

The East Central University Chorale performing the last three of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter Songs" cycle. (Numbers 3 through 5) Including III. "She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep" IV. "Mid Winter Waking" and V. "Intercession In Late Octo...  moreThe East Central University Chorale performing the last three of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter Songs" cycle. (Numbers 3 through 5) Including III. "She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep" IV. "Mid Winter Waking" and V. "Intercession In Late October" This performance was recorded at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 2001. Dr. J. Steven Walker, Conducting Dr. Dennis Boe, accompanist.  

From a Mother's Day 2023 concert in Saskatoon, SK. ArrangeMent of a T.L. da Vittoria (Victoria) piece.

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign Songs.     I point out that ...