Yih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) [Psalm 19:14] Setting in English by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by the Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. ww...  moreYih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) [Psalm 19:14] Setting in English by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by the Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5864. Recording: © Copyright 2003 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

[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...

Yih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) [Psalm 19:14] Setting in Hebrew by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by the Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www...  moreYih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) [Psalm 19:14] Setting in Hebrew by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by the Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5864. Recording: © Copyright 2003 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

LET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, sta...  moreLET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be, for though they May be parted, there is still a chance that they will see, there will be an answer, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, and when the night is cloudy there is, still a light that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be, I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be...  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   We’ve all seen it: a timid, slouched, nervous person approaches the microphone. We expect disaster. they open their mouth and the most amazing, beauti...

PLEADING FOR words Slovenian spiritual creativity Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performing: Carmina Slovenica Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry Tomaž Sevšek, organ Since time immemorial, music, especially singing, ...  morePLEADING FOR words Slovenian spiritual creativity Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performing: Carmina Slovenica Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry Tomaž Sevšek, organ Since time immemorial, music, especially singing, and the word have served to create a connection with the gods, with spiritual worlds. Pleading for words is a special architecture of music and the word that outwardly expresses contact between very different aesthetic criteria but glows with the same devout message: a personal spiritual testimony. the program concept is based on the attitude toward primary spirituality: from intimate thought to more outwardly expressed manifestations. Slovenian spiritual creativity can be summed up in threefold diversity: confessional, agnostic, and atheist. these works express categories of the incomprehensible, irrational, mystic, and metaphysical. mysticism is connected with transcendence. This involves a personal testimony about spirituality and a direct reflection of th...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “How to sing” is one of the most common requests I get. the answer is simple: open your mouth and let the sound out.   photo by ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Having written about starting your own community choir, in 2011 I put my money where my mouth is and started a brand new singing group – my first in...

Podcast Powered By Podbean Not Twitter tweeting, but renaissance madrigal birds tweets make up most of the lyrics in the song Le chant des oyseaux.   Our director, Pierre, gives us direction in a particularly tricky section of the song and you...

Some people just seem to be naturally ‘gifted’ singers. they seem to be so connected to their voice that when they open their mouth to sing, it sounds pleasing.    If you are one of those people, congratulations. If you are no...