Having been a director, I acknowledge that through the years I have fallen prey to using cheap techniques – “tricks” that skirted around the issues of posture, tone production, breathing, vowel formation, physical awareness, an...

To stay connected with the latest news & updates. Join us on: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSingingAdriatic http://www.weareSinging.org/croatia-slovenia.html The journey of We Are Singing Adriatic from its inception in 2015 all the way to its 4th ed...  moreTo stay connected with the latest news & updates. Join us on: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSingingAdriatic http://www.weareSinging.org/croatia-slovenia.html The journey of We Are Singing Adriatic from its inception in 2015 all the way to its 4th edition in 2018. Relive the We Are Singing Adriatic Experience!  

[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...

Singing Tempera, a song originally written by Gibonni, a Croatian pop singer, and then arranged for SATB by Domagoj Kucinic, a member of the choir...

I'm delighted to be able to announce that  a brand new, full responsive version of my website will go live tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September 2018:   chrisrowbury.com     This will coincide with my twice-yearly newsletter going out ...

If you've enjoyed the InChorus Movie version of this song then you'll love this full, live performance showing the choir doing what they do best - Singing and performing their hearts out. If you haven 't seen the Movie yet then catch it on: https://w...  moreIf you've enjoyed the InChorus Movie version of this song then you'll love this full, live performance showing the choir doing what they do best - Singing and performing their hearts out. If you haven 't seen the Movie yet then catch it on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lC4kQn3eGw Immerse yourself in the spirit of InChorus; the big choir with the big smile and the biggest heart. Filmed at Eastgate Arts Centre, Peebles. ******** Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/inchorus https://www.twitter.com/inchoruschoir https://www.inchoruschoir.co.uk ********** With thanks to: Tom Swift Films (www.tomswiftfilms.com) Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre (www.eastgatearts.com) ******* InChorus is a large, vibrant, contemporary choir of all ages, from Peebles in the Scottish Borders. This is no ordinary choir. From the start we set out to be the best at what we do and we love doing it. Our performance, our music, our sound and our spirit are all totally unique and cherished by all our members and ou...    less

Imagine Singing in Salzburg! This European city is known for many famous artists including Stefan Zweig, Arturo Toscanini, Oskar Kokoschka, Herbert von Karajan and, of course, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A skyline of church steeples, an amazing Fo...

From July 15th to 19th 2020, Vienna, the music capital of the world, will be once again the stage for children and youth choirs from all around the world. Under the slogan "Coming together to sing, Singing for a better future", the young participants will...

Sung by us at a Singing course in Nottingham in 1977 When once the sun sinks in the west, And dew-drops pearl the evening's breast; Almost as pale as moonbeams are, Or its companionable star, The evening primrose opes anew Its delicate blossoms to...  moreSung by us at a Singing course in Nottingham in 1977 When once the sun sinks in the west, And dew-drops pearl the evening's breast; Almost as pale as moonbeams are, Or its companionable star, The evening primrose opes anew Its delicate blossoms to the dew; And hermit-like, shunning the light, Wastes its fair bloom upon the night; Who, blindfold to its fond caresses, Knows not the beauty he possesses. Thus it blooms on while night is by; When day looks out with open eye, 'Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun, It faints, and withers, and is gone.  less

Sung by us at a Singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom There was an old man lived out in the wood, And his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, ...  moreSung by us at a Singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Broom, broom There was an old man lived out in the wood, And his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, bright noon. The old man awoke one morning and spoke, He swore he would fire the room, that room, If his John would not rise and open his eyes, And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom. So Johnny arose and slipp'd on his clothes And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom, He sharpen'd his knives, and for once he contrives To cut a great bundle of broom, green broom. When Johnny pass'd under a Lady's fine house, Pass'd under a Lady's fine room, fine room, She call'd to her maid: "Go fetch me," she said, "Go fetch me the boy that sells broom, green broom!" When Johnny came into the Lady's fine house, And stood in the Lady's fine room, fine room, "Young Johnny" she said, "Will you give up your trade And marry a lady in bloom, full ...    less