Miserere miseris - from the Dublin Troper, c. 1360, arranged Michael McGlynn - The Waldorf Students choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 20. 06. 2015. on The Night of Museums in the Hungarian National Gallery Budapest
Text and Translation: Latin: Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus et in ipso jucundemur Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero English: Where there are charity and love, ... more
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or singers to appreciate their music. So why bother going...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about choirs that choose not to perform. None of the choirs or singing groups that I have run were formed as performing groups. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’ve always known that I’m more interested in traditional songs, but I’ve only just realised that it’s the vocal quality that I&rs...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining choirs, or even singing at all, as a result. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]It’s that time of year again when you still have time to to pop to the local garage for last-minute presents. What on earth can you get for the choral...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize for "a sound piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] When I’m booked to run a singing workshop for someone, I always make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive to find people milling aroun...
