Suomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and ...  moreSuomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and composer Heikki Klemetti. The current artistic director, Esko Kallio (b. 1974), has conducted Suomen Laulu since 2002. The choir's repertoire consists both a cappella works and compositions works for choir and orchestra. Since 1921 the choir has maintained the tradition of performing the St. Matthew Passion by J.S.Bach every Maundy Thursday in St. John's Church in Helsinki. Suomen Laulu has made five recordings, the most recent of which was published to celebrate choir's centenary in 2000. The choir also has its own series of publications, the "Suomen Laulun ohjelmistoa", which contains several of the finest pieces of Finnish choral music.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I watched a TV documentary the other day called How a choir works with Gareth Malone.   Photo by TheCamerons   At one point he talked about...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in re...

October 13th 2013, the catalan choir Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió won at Luxembourg’s Philharmonic Hall the biannual EURORADIO 'Let the Peoples Sing' competition, organized under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The choir is condu...  moreOctober 13th 2013, the catalan choir Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió won at Luxembourg’s Philharmonic Hall the biannual EURORADIO 'Let the Peoples Sing' competition, organized under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The choir is conducted by Josep Vila Jover. The three pieces were: Ave Generosa. Composer Ola Gjeilo Hoquetus. Composer Joan Vidal Song of Hope. Composer Susanna Lindmark http://www3.ebu.ch/sit organized under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).  

A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Being in a choir is great (see The pleasures of being a choir member), but most mixed choirs never seem to hAve enough men.     photo by Robert...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As choir starts back after a break, you might notice a few new faces in the ranks.   photo by Scott A. Thornbloom   Bringing in new r...

This choir is a revival of an old choir. The Sierra Boys choir is the new revival of the Sierra Boys choir in the 1970s, which was active in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City area and directed by Stan Burke. When Mr. Burke joined the Mario Singers and left to ...  moreThis choir is a revival of an old choir. The Sierra Boys choir is the new revival of the Sierra Boys choir in the 1970s, which was active in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City area and directed by Stan Burke. When Mr. Burke joined the Mario Singers and left to move to Long Beach, CA, the choir was disbanded and a hole was left in the local arts and culture scene. The revival of the choir is a project (and passion) of Nathan Lundholm. Our goal is to provide musical and artistic opportunities to the boys while teaching them to be generous and thankful members of the local and global community. Our aim is to be fun and entertaining on many levels, from practices to shows, even to social events on the town. We put all volunteers through a background check, and we ask some degree of participation from parents. The Sierra Boys choir is a 501c3 non-profit corp. All donations and contributions are tax-deductible. Mission Statement: A non-profit musical ensemble for boys based in Reno, Nevada, the Sierra Boys choir pr...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The Average age of people who attend the choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...