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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This is a busy concert time for most choirs. I thought I'd give an account of a typical concert by one of my community choirs. This is a description of one particular spring concert some years ago,... read more
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Bridgnorth Baptist Church was full to capacity on Saturday night as Bridgnorth Choral Society performed a packed evening programme of traditional Christmas classics, modern and old favourites, interspersed with a good measure of well known carols, in which the audience were invited to participate! The publicity posters... read more
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This week the first adjudicators for the 2012 World Choir Games have been announced (see here). Christopher Eanes, conductor of Cincinnati Boychoir, served as a judge for this year’s World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults in Graz, Austria. Now he tells us about his experiences and how to prepare b... 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] A while back I was asked if I would like to conduct an interview on my blog with a well-known singing group who had just released a new CD. I had to be honest and say that I didn’t actually l... read more
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Message from Philip Lawson - From 2012 I will be moving on from The King's Singers to give myself more time for composing and arranging. If you would like to discuss commissioning a piece from me or organising a choral workshop or arranging seminar please contact me direct philip@philiplawson.net or my US publicist... read more
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Four members of the Bach Choir from Bonn in Germany will be in the audience next Saturday evening (10 December) at Leeds Town Hall for a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Leeds Festival Chorus. They will be arriving in the city along with Sue Bailey, who once sang with Leeds Festival Chorus but who is n... read more
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The internationally acclaimed tenor Mark Padmore has been announced as a new President of Bristol Choral Society and will sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the choir later this month. He becomes a joint President alongside the Lord Mayor of Bristol and the first appointment since the passing of the choir's much-miss... 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] If you’re not a confident singer, your impulse will be to stand at the back and hide. But this is the worst possible place for you! life in the back row Unless you’re ... read more
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VIVA, Sandnes kulturskolekor sing their traditional Advent Concerts like they have done over the past 40 years the last week-end before Christmas. This year's guest concert in Madlamark kirke on Saturday 17. December at 1800 hrs, and in our own parish:Sandnes kirke on Sunday 18. December at 1800 and 2000 hrs. T... read more
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Calling all choral directors: Quick reminder that the early-bird booking discount for the Conduct with Charisma workshop ends on 16 December 2011. Now is a great time to send in your booking before it can get caught up in the Christmas post! For more details and to download your booking form, please v... read more
