OK so some songs we recorded didn't make the CD "these Islands". Here is one that got away. the Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited Time in the run up to the Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...
I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long Time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...
[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a Time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience. ...
At the Time of writing music, my mission was always to bring people together. It seems to me that the union that is achieved thanks to singing is one of the most transcendental unions that humans can experience. With "Dear Earth" I wanted to go one step b...
[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...
At meeting music, we all adore Venice and its surrandings: the palaces, romantic buildings, lagoons and gondolas, the clean and tiny charm of the small cities around… Have you ever been there? If not, you should come and join us, if yes, you alread...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] For many of us, this Time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...
10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...
