[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I love to sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only time I sing!     WorldSong choir, Coventry   But to do that you ne...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m often asked by concert-goers and choir leaders alike:   “Where do you get all your songs from?”     Well, here...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Apparently there is more to life than just singing (can’t imagine what), so occasionally you may hAve to miss a choir rehearsal (not me though!...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Everyone likes to think that they’re indispensable.     The truth is though, when you’re not there your choir will manage ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by James Vaugh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is always room for improvement, whether you’re a singer, a choir leader, a choral arranger, a workshop leader or a choir committee member...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Singing together creates a real sense of community. Sometimes a choir arises from an existing community, but other times the creation of a choir builds a ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   In your singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...

The Vokalgruppe VIP consists of eight young singers. All of them are former members of the “Dresdner Kreuzchor” (choir of the Church of the Holy Cross Dresden) or the “Thomanerchor Leipzig” (St. Thomas choir Leipzig), two of the most famous boy's choirs i...  moreThe Vokalgruppe VIP consists of eight young singers. All of them are former members of the “Dresdner Kreuzchor” (choir of the Church of the Holy Cross Dresden) or the “Thomanerchor Leipzig” (St. Thomas choir Leipzig), two of the most famous boy's choirs in Germany. The singers hAve set themselves the target to present their listeners a wide musical spectrum. Their repertoire consists of vocal music from Renaissance and Baroque to Romanticism to the 20th and 21st century. Important elements are works of Jacobus Gallus, Michael Praetorius, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Francis Poulenc and Rudolf Mauersberger. In addition they also perform with popular music. Music of the “Comedian Harmonists”, “The Beatles”, Billy Joel or the German group “Wise Guys” are also an essential part of their repertoire. At their concerts they perform in varying constellations from four up to eight singers. In 2011 the ensemble attended a master class with the King's Singers. At the a cappella competition “vokal.total” in Graz they...    less