• Maria Soriano

    Dealing with conflict

    Added May 9, 2014 by Maria Soriano - 6722 views - 0 comments

        There is something to choir conducting that is shared by every team professional and that I would want to talk about: we have to deal with groups, we want our groups to be able to work as a team and we sometimes have to deal with conflict. I was asked today what would I do if I had to perform one piece... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Learning to love the sound of your own voice

    Added May 9, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1369 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I recently wrote about some of the reasons why you might think you can’t sing.   Suessian megaphone by theparadigmshifter   One of those reasons is that you might not like the sound of your own voic... read more

  • Kitty Babcock

    How To Schedule Your Concerts

    Added May 8, 2014 by Kitty Babcock - 981 views - 0 comments

    It was a very interesting discussion onChoralNet.  There was a choir concerned that they had a concert and only 17 people turned up. They asked for some input on how to do things differently so that they didn't have that happen again.There were some very great ideas and it really made me think about how and why pe... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    ALBION - Spring Song with Albion at Holy Trinity Church

    Added May 6, 2014 by Andrew Throssell - 681 views - 0 comments

    3 May 2014: Spring Songs with Albion, Holy Trinity Church Bernard Lee Heard three times, this was not a concert to be at if you had an aversion to Parry’s Jerusalem. Holy Trinity is not a big church, neither is it a small one and was packed, the assemblage lustily letting rip on the third occasion to end th... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    Albion - in Profile Magazine, Sheffield Star April 2014

    Added May 2, 2014 by Andrew Throssell - 748 views - 0 comments

    There’s something deeply familiar about the music of choral group Albion, as Rob Hollingworth found out.A unique take on traditionclassicalwww.etcmag.net Twitter@etcmag_south magazine - April 2014With a repertoire consisting of new choral pieces, all written in the two years since they were formed, Albion sound l... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Exactly who’s in charge of my choir?! – how to deal with change

    Added April 30, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1640 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 part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact me if you want to submit a question that I will answer in a future blog post.   A choir leader asks:   “The church I work fo... read more

  • Maria Soriano

    To touch or not to touch...

    Added April 25, 2014 by Maria Soriano - 1372 views - 0 comments

        Since I have been conducting choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some people gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and “unusual” pedagogy. They were referring to touch. &nbs... read more

  • Morna Wheatley

    Singers needed for Gavin Bryars concert!

    Added April 25, 2014 by Morna Wheatley - 805 views - 0 comments

    The Addison Singers Chamber Choir need a few extra voices (SATB but especially basses) for our upcoming concert with the renowned composer GAVIN BRYARS on 17th May 2014.  http://www.gavinbryars.com/calendar/london-performance-jesus-blood-plus-other-choral-works.  This is a prestigious event and we will be per... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why can’t I sing?

    Added April 23, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 3669 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “Why can’t I sing?” The short answer is: “You can. Everybody can.”   Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kamin   The whole of my singing work is based ... read more

  • Jevgenijs Ustinskovs

    XI International Sacred Music Festival "Silver Bells" 9 to 11 January 2015, Daugavpils (Latvia)

    Added April 20, 2014 by Jevgenijs Ustinskovs - 1762 views - 0 comments

    XI International Sacred Music Festival "Silver Bells"9 to 11 January 2015, Daugavpils (Latvia) 1. Organizer is Daugavpils City Council, Department of culture in co-operation with the Centre of Latvian Culture. Festival takes place once in every two years.2. .Participants of the Festival - Childre... read more