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  • Choosing the right songs for a concert

    Added October 3, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1992 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about Choosing a running order for your concert or CD.     This week I want to tackle the slightly easier task of selecting which songs the choir is going to perform.   look out, a concert is coming! Once agai... read more

  • Choosing a running order for your concert or CD

    Added September 25, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1843 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs.     Choosing songs is not too hard, but programming them in a sensible order c... read more

  • Does your choir respond to where it's based?

    Added September 19, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1419 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. In 2010 I moved East to Suffolk.   Both my partner (who is an artist) and I aren’t linked... read more

  • Choirs: is old age an issue?

    Added September 4, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1446 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.   After reading my post Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? Dawn contacted ... read more

  • Singing workshops: what is it you do exactly?

    Added August 27, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 2743 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in January I shared with you my journey so far of Becoming a choir leader.     Yes, I am a choir leader, and I have one community choir, The OK Chorale, but the majority of my living comes from running one-day and weekend singing ... read more

  • How can similar choirs be so different?

    Added August 20, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 1079 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgrounds, etc. tends to be very similar.     Yet each group ends up with a very dist... read more

  • The pleasures of being a choral director

    Added August 14, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 2342 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir member.     Choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila   This week I want to write about the pleasures to be had from the front of the choir.   a finely tune... read more

  • The pleasures of being a choir member

    Added August 7, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 3334 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m going to fess up here: I’ve never really been in a choir.     Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kamin   When I was a kid in Croydon, I sang with a whole bunch of other primary schools in ... read more

  • The importance of being confused

    Added August 1, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 2164 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is a time of blissful ignorance before you hear a song for the first time.   Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, your own harmony part is second nature, and you can recall the lyrics without effort.   ... read more

  • Men and singing: seven ideas to get more men involved

    Added July 24, 2013 by Chris Rowbury - 8677 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I debunked 15 myths about men and singing.     haka, WOMAD 2009 by Matthieu A.   This week I present seven ideas that you might use to get more men to join your choirs and singing workshops. I’m sure there are mo... read more