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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] What is it about a live audience that throws a spanner in the works? scared face by Kim You’ve prepared thoroughly, you’re really looking forward to the performance, you know all ... read more
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St Peter's Singers Hymn-a-thon St Peter's Singers of Leeds @SPS Leeds Hymnathon On 24th May, members of the choir will be singing the New English Hymnal “from cover to cover” - in excess of 500 hymns over 24 hours in order to raise money to allow us to continue our music-making. The Singers will begin... read more
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One of the most common mistakes that choruses and choirs make when they create their websites is also one of the most obvious 'doh' moments possible. It's so obvious that you might not even think of it, but it's surprising how many websites are missing this little tidbit from their front page - any guesses? &nbs... read more
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I would like to invite you to join me in central Portugal to sing in one of the choirs at the Zêzere Arts Festival in early August. The venue is the amazing world heritage building, the Convento de Cristo in Tomar. But first..... My first conducting teacher the late Lawrence Leonard, used to be very clea... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There’s a strange thing that happens in choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Benny Goodman at rehearsal by Fred Palumbo Then the concert tha... read more
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A Worcester, UK, choir is swapping its usual Cathedral surroundings for the bright lights of the rock arena after being asked to perform alongside global music legend Rick Wakeman. The Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir will be performing alongside the former Yes keyboard player and more recently ‘Grump... read more
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The Stairwell Carollers entry for 2013 included Pete's original arrangement of Iesous Ahatonnia For a number of our new Stairwellers this was a first -- to perform at Kiwanis! The director prepares... Every Kiwanis festival is different -- different... read more
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Melbourne International Singers Festival June 7-10, 2013 Stunning Showcase Concerts Headline Exciting New Festival! The School of Hard Knocks Institute is proud to present the first Melbourne International Singers Festival featuring a stunning array of concert and workshop events over the Queen&rsquo... read more
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It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills. All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves taking the choir through them. Sometimes it takes 15-20 minutes to war... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In my series of posts on How to deal with song lyrics a few weeks back, I said that I believe that song lyrics are stored in a different part of the brain from, say, poetry, phone numbers or lines from a play. ... read more
