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  • There’s nothing interesting to see at concerts, so why go?

    Added November 24, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1486 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Not being a regular concert-goer myself, I often wonder why people make the effort to go to concerts.     'A Choral Voyage' concert by dithyrambic.singers   What is it that they look at?   I went to an orchestral conc... read more

  • Songs of the Republic of Georgia and the origins of polyphony

    Added November 17, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 2239 views - 4 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love Georgian songs and singing.     Not songs from the Georgian era in British history, not songs from the state of Georgia in the US, the Georgia Sea Islands or even South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean.   I... read more
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  • A choir is greater than any individual singer but needs 'em all

    Added November 10, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1498 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Obvious really, but a choir is a large organism made up of lots of individuals who are working together.     The Tenor by Amyn Kassam   Part of the joy is to be part of something greater than oneself.   all for one an... read more

  • Getting on with it even when you’re feeling rough

    Added November 3, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1068 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been rather under the weather lately.     I’m not after sympathy, but I did want to write about how we struggle with our work when we’re not feeling 100%.   time ‘off’ I had a short break ... read more

  • Low women vs. tenor men

    Added October 27, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 9618 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 lack of men in many community choirs (Why men won’t sing).     The Tenor by Paul Helm   One of the results of this is that the so-called ‘tenor’ section is mainly populated by women, or ‘lo... read more

  • Why my choir doesn’t sing songs from India

    Added October 20, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1578 views - 2 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing.     Photo by willsfca   The same goes for most other countries in Asia.   I’m also asked why we do... read more
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  • Flash, bang, wallop! Photographing choirs

    Added October 13, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 4583 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   One of the many bees in my bonnet is the photographs of choirs.     Photo by sludgeulper   I have yet to see a photo of any reasonably sized choir (say, over 30 members) which is of any interest to me whatsoever.   boring... read more

  • How to reach every choir member without repeating yourself

    Added October 6, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1498 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals: As I was just saying.     Photo by vernhart   Why, oh why, can&... read more

  • Today I will be singing without using my voice

    Added September 29, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1212 views - 0 comments
    (the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!)   [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn term.     Photo by chrisdonia   Singers flock from all over and gather in ... read more

  • How long is the ideal choral concert?

    Added September 22, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 12408 views - 4 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a few years ago I found myself watching a concert by the first choir that I ever formed: WorldSong.... read more
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