• MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Melbourne International Singers Festival and Melbourne Eisteddfod, June 4 – 9, 2014

    Added February 25, 2014 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 798 views - 0 comments

    School of Hard Knocks Institute presents Melbourne International Singers Festival and Melbourne Eisteddfod, June 4 – 9, 2014   Australia’s most exciting Singers Festival & Choral Eisteddfod!! World Class Venues Outstanding Vocal, Arranging & Conducting Workshops Performance Opportunities Intern... read more

  • MWCT

    We are looking for a Guest Choir Director! volunteer position in Mozambique

    Added February 24, 2014 by MWCT - 1374 views - 0 comments

            Guest Choir Director, Volunteer Position Manda Wilderness Community Trust Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique   Description of the Position: The primary purpose of this position is to help plan and run the Manda Wilderness Choir Festival. In its fifth year, the festival... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    The pleasures of the untrained voice

    Added February 19, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1479 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize  for "a sound piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the black waters of the Clyde". When her nomination was discussed on ... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    Come and sing with Albion

    Added February 15, 2014 by Andrew Throssell - 592 views - 0 comments

    At our Next Concert in Sheffield - Come and sing with Albion!                                          After the lov... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

    Added February 12, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1097 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “Where do you think the music resides? Is it in the written score?... read more

  • Lisa Wong

    Searching for Choral Repertoire?

    Added February 12, 2014 by Lisa Wong - 992 views - 0 comments

    http://choosingchoralrepertoire.blogspot.com/

  • Yin-Chu Jou

    Last Few Places: 2014 Directors' Familiarization Trip "Jump into Ireland"

    Added February 8, 2014 by Yin-Chu Jou - 882 views - 0 comments

    Few places left. Apply today by sending an email to Artistic Director Yin-Chu Jou: yinchu@faf.org 1-800-526-2908 Apply for FAF’s 2014 Familiarization Travel Grant: a complimentary 5-night Familiarization Trip to Ireland! (Land-Only Offer; Airfare refunded upon choir's contract signing for Festiv... read more

  • A Valentine from Jane Monheit

    Added February 6, 2014 by Met Museum Presents - 622 views - 0 comments

    Beloved Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit performs a special program in celebration of Valentine's Day.   The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10028 212 570 3949 for tickets or visit  http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/a-valentine-from-jane... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    Children's Choir Welcomes all (Upper Hutt New Zealand- published in Upper Hutt Leader Wednesday 29 January 2014)

    Added February 6, 2014 by Karen Boyce - 842 views - 0 comments

      Singing in a choir can develop children’s listening and cooperative skills, give them confidence and show them how music expresses feelings and ideas. It can also be a lot of fun. Upper Hutt’s Major Minors Children’s Choir meets again on Sunday, February 2, and the two volunteer tutors are inv... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to use gestures to conduct your choir effectively

    Added February 5, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 2289 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir.   Caradog Statue, Aberdare by Darren Wyn Rees   That i... read more