[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. In 2010...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I was a student, I’d sit in lectures scribbling down everything that the lecturer wrote on the board. Like most people there, I understood...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Some people lead their choir or singing workshop with another person. I’ve tried it, and it doesn’t really work for me.     cont...

Established in 1999, Tehran choir is one of the most active an notable Iranian choirs. Tehran choir has performed a wide repertoire of Baroque to 20th-century music along with Iranian folk music, Iranian contemporary music, jazz, and also participated in ...  moreEstablished in 1999, Tehran choir is one of the most active an notable Iranian choirs. Tehran choir has performed a wide repertoire of Baroque to 20th-century music along with Iranian folk music, Iranian contemporary music, jazz, and also participated in various recording projects for music CDs and film scores.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m ashamed to say that I don’t know the name of every singer in my choir.     Unless choir members come for a drink after a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper.     choir starts in half an ho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...