[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 2012-2013 East Carolina University chamber Singers performing "Angele Dei" by Susan LaBarr. Conducted by Dr. Andrew Crane at Peace Presbyterian Church, Winterville, NC.

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

chamber choir Hljómeyki sings Stóð við krossinn mærin mæra by Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson. Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir mezzo soprano soloist, chamber quartet. Conductor Marta G. Halldórsdóttir.

《讚美上主》Benedicamus Domino Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki 2015 第九屆德國布拉姆斯國際合唱大賽暨音樂節 2015 9th Int. Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition 宗教組冠軍 Sacred Choral Music Category Winner Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG 彭孟賢 Performance: The Müller Ch...  more《讚美上主》Benedicamus Domino Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki 2015 第九屆德國布拉姆斯國際合唱大賽暨音樂節 2015 9th Int. Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition 宗教組冠軍 Sacred Choral Music Category Winner Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG 彭孟賢 Performance: The Müller chamber Choir (Taiwan) Performed at Stiftskirche St. Sylvestri, Wernigerode, Germany July 2015 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mullertaiwan Website: http://www.muller.org.tw/  

Soprano solo: Natali Boğosyan Piano: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Room December 14, 2013 CorISTAnbul chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical ...  moreSoprano solo: Natali Boğosyan Piano: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Room December 14, 2013 CorISTAnbul chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical Lineage" britten100.org  

Soprano solo: Natali Boğosyan Piano: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Room December 14, 2013 CorISTAnbul chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical ...  moreSoprano solo: Natali Boğosyan Piano: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Room December 14, 2013 CorISTAnbul chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical Lineage" britten100.org Shot by Simin Soyer  

Members of the Seton Hall University chamber Choir Solo Trio: Annemarie Ryan, Ella Small, and James Kendra Dr. Jason C. Tramm, Dir. of Choral Activities Susan Heerema, Violin Carol Hammersma, Guitar Stephen Burke, Banjo/Bass Guitar Quinton Tramm, Au...  moreMembers of the Seton Hall University chamber Choir Solo Trio: Annemarie Ryan, Ella Small, and James Kendra Dr. Jason C. Tramm, Dir. of Choral Activities Susan Heerema, Violin Carol Hammersma, Guitar Stephen Burke, Banjo/Bass Guitar Quinton Tramm, Audio/Video Engineer December 2020 College of Communications and the Arts Seton Hall University www.SHU.edu  

This post first appeared on Helping You Harmonise   I was listening recently to a Stuff You Should Know podcast about cults and thought reform, and it made me notice how a number of areas I have been interested in as both scholar and musician inter...

Do you know what Toruń in Poland is famous for? Besides this place is the hometown of the Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, Copernicus, next June this marvelous city will again host to the PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA 2016 International Copernicus Cho...