[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the time of year when many people make resolutions, set goals and devise plans for the coming year.   photo by --Tico--   But i...

This is an extract from our full Blog on classical concerts for chilDren:   It’s one of the perennial questions asked by those involved in promoting classical concerts: how do we get more young people (and indeed chilDren) coming to hear how ...

Do you like the Sister Act’s choir scenes? And always wanted to Sing gospel and spiritual choir works? Looking for a competition or festival to bring joy to the stage? gladly invites you in July 1-5, 2016 to Rome (Italy), for the 7th Musica Etern...

We are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is Singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. We Sing widely around our own region...  moreWe are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is Singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. We Sing widely around our own region in France but are looking to exchange with a choir further afield in the near future.  

  As if you needed another reason to Sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that Singing improves positive feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why Singers often ap...

The music is now sorted for our #Haworth Sing Day! We've added Stanford's 'Te Deum in Bb' to the list which also features Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens (SATB edition), Wesley's 'Lead me Lord', Stainer's 'God so loved the world', Liddle's 'Abide with me' ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unless you’re Singing vocalises or songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my Singing workshop I record the group Singing through all the songs I’ve taught. I then make the recording available to ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Choir leaders often ask me where I source my songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding songs for your choir and Easy songs for ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   As many regular readers will know, I hate a choir in uniform.     However, it is a good idea to have some kind of unifying Dress code ...