[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way.     Quite often choir members come up to me t...

22.04.2012 | By:San Francisco | 07:24 Germany is asleep – vocaldente is awake! Yesterday we participated in the terrific Pfäffikon a-capella festival in Switzerland: Despite political and financial discrepancies, it does ex...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing.     Photo by willsfca ...

We're a choir of about 40 adults who enjoy singing contemporary and fun Songs in a relaxed environment. We rehearse on Monday nights above a pub in London SE22. We currently have a waiting list for Alto and Soprano parts but we're worth it!

2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 朱如鳳 詩：Aasmund Vinje韋恩葉 曲：Edvard Grieg葛利格 編曲：Thomas Beck貝克 挪威國民樂派作曲家葛利格（Edvard Grieg, 1843-1907）於1880年採用同年代詩人韋恩葉（Aasmund Vinje, 1818-70）的詩作《十二首歌曲》（Tolv melodier, op.33），〈春天〉是其中第二首，原為一首獨唱曲，因著作者對此曲甚為喜愛，也將其改寫為弦樂...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 朱如鳳 詩：Aasmund Vinje韋恩葉 曲：Edvard Grieg葛利格 編曲：Thomas Beck貝克 挪威國民樂派作曲家葛利格（Edvard Grieg, 1843-1907）於1880年採用同年代詩人韋恩葉（Aasmund Vinje, 1818-70）的詩作《十二首歌曲》（Tolv melodier, op.33），〈春天〉是其中第二首，原為一首獨唱曲，因著作者對此曲甚為喜愛，也將其改寫為弦樂團曲。 本曲曲名或可譯為「晚春」，描寫一將死之人，眼見人生最後一個春天的感慨與期盼，據說葛利格是為紀念一位早逝的朋友而譜寫此曲，兩段重複的歌詞，展現平易、真摯的情感。本版本則是由挪威當代作曲家貝克（Thomas Beck），改編成的無伴奏混聲合唱曲。 Enno ei gong fekk eg vetren at sjå for våren at røma; Heggen med tre som der blomar var på, eg atter såg bløma. Enno ei gong fekk eg isen at sjå frå landet at fljota. Snjoen at bråna og fossen i å at fyssa og brjota. Graset det grøne eg enno ein gong fekk skoda med blomar; Enno eg høyrde at vårfuglen song mot sol og mot sumar. Ei gong eg sjølv i den vårlege eim, som mettar mitt auga, Ei gong eg der vil meg finna ein heim og symjande lauga. Alt det, som våren i møte meg bar og blomen, eg plukkad', Federnes åndir eg trudde det var, som dansad' og sukkad'. Derfor eg fann millom bjørkar og bar i våren ei gåta; Derfor det ljod...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Choral Holidays is a small company that specialises in taking groups of amateur singers to beautiful locations and forming them into choirs. Last year we took a group to the beautiful location of Milton Abbey in Dorset, and also to Florence, where we sta...

Ben leads Homechoir in a Fun Friday full of silly Songs! 16:42 John Kanaka 21:18 My Old Man’s a Dustman (with special guest artist Craig!) 25:56 Ode to Cheese 30:32 I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside 36:03 Learn New song: Lobachevsky (Tom Lehrer) ...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Ben leads Homechoir in a Fun Friday full of silly Songs! 16:42 John Kanaka 21:18 My Old Man’s a Dustman (with special guest artist Craig!) 25:56 Ode to Cheese 30:32 I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside 36:03 Learn New song: Lobachevsky (Tom Lehrer) 36:44 Sing along to Lobachevsky  

Ocean of Illusions - Track 1 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen. More: www.billheigen.com Drowning Surrounded by a sea of skyscrapers The numbers are my frowning Time takes away my breath Every minute I am drowning The view from u...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Ocean of Illusions - Track 1 of the album "Songs of Sorrow" by Bill Heigen. More: www.billheigen.com Drowning Surrounded by a sea of skyscrapers The numbers are my frowning Time takes away my breath Every minute I am drowning The view from up here is gorgeous But I cannot see any beauty All I see is an ocean of illusions In which greed makes life draggy Few people can realize That a smile is nothing more than teeth A hand-shake is nothing more than skin And on this ocean of illusions we keep going Because we need to feed our fears And give birth to more problems That should not exist. I wish I could be stronger I wish I could be brave I wish I could have wings to fly away But I am just a fish Swimming to survive Waiting for the moment to die.  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

This is a rendition of a medly of Songs made famous by the Mills Brothers by The Revelations of Sri Lanka. The Revelations won two Gold and one Silver medal at the World choir games in Austria (2008) singing choral a-cappella style music in the Gospel, Po...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This is a rendition of a medly of Songs made famous by the Mills Brothers by The Revelations of Sri Lanka. The Revelations won two Gold and one Silver medal at the World choir games in Austria (2008) singing choral a-cappella style music in the Gospel, Pop, and Male voice vocal ensemble categories. They were also declared world Champions in two of the categories after achieving the highest number of points in these two categories. The once eleven member team is now down to nine members and are working hard to retain the level of excellence which enabled them to win in Austria. See other uploads by 'vokaltotal'  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Wassail, Wassail! This song is our ‘Thank You’ to all of you who have donated to our charities throughout our Homegrown Harmony project. In total, you raised £1587 for 7 charities. Many of you followed the Songs each week and donated more than once – tha...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Wassail, Wassail! This song is our ‘Thank You’ to all of you who have donated to our charities throughout our Homegrown Harmony project. In total, you raised £1587 for 7 charities. Many of you followed the Songs each week and donated more than once – thank you so much! Thank yous also go to everyone who shared and commented on our Songs – a staggering 41.5k people watched our videos over our social media, simply because you shared with your friends and communities! Thank you for taking the time to do that. It’s a wonderful feeling to share our Songs and our charities to a wider audience and to know that you’ve enjoyed listening. In many ways, the Homegrown Harmony project has brought us closer as a choir and more in touch with our local communities. We’ve been so pleased that our videos have helped our chosen charities at a time when their resources have been low, but demand has been high. So, thank you all for sharing the love, supporting the project and for your wonderful comments! All of us in Th...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less