• Holly M

    DA CAPO -- Joel Haslam and Regional Contact, CJOH TV 1990

    Added November 28, 2011 by Holly M - 3925 views - 0 comments

    Pete, Dawn, Louise, Holly, Katrina, Margo, Marjorie, John and Bob  -- the Stairwell Carollers, Xmas, 1990 Way back in 1990, when human beings were still manning all the cameras at CJOH and show guests had a dressing room and a makeup artist, Joel Haslam decided to do a segment on us for his own show about local t... read more

  • Melanie Holt

    Sell Out Christmas Concert

    Added November 27, 2011 by Melanie Holt - 798 views - 0 comments

    Bridgnorth Choral Society’s Christmas Concert with The Oldbury Wells Vocal Group ‘Encore’ is to be performed to a sell out crowd on Saturday 17th December at the Bridgnorth Baptist Church.   The venue’s capacity has been reached almost a month ahead of the event and Musical Director Derek... read more

  • Holly M

    CD SPOTLIGHT -- Qui Creavit Celum -- Our first CD

    Added November 27, 2011 by Holly M - 1416 views - 0 comments

    CD cover In May, 1997, we recorded our first CD, a Christmas Carol collection, named for Pierre's original lullaby-like Christmas carol, Qui creavit celum.   It became the title track which started a tradition -- each of our Christmas CDs to date have an original carol by Pierre as the title track. It has 27 Ch... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

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

    Added November 24, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1534 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?  ... read more

  • Dominique Hogan

    Which came first, Music or Technique?

    Added November 23, 2011 by Dominique Hogan - 1025 views - 0 comments

    http://burstinwithbroadway.com/2011/11/23/which-came-first-music-or-technique/

  • Chris Rowbury

    Songs of the Republic of Georgia and the origins of polyphony

    Added November 17, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 2417 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 south... read more

  • Interkultur Germany

    Finally on the list: Stellenbosch University Choir

    Added November 17, 2011 by Interkultur Germany - 1120 views - 0 comments

        Have you seen it? On Monday we had an update of choirs that have newly registered for the 2012 World Choir Games (WCG). Six new nations will be there and finally an old acquaintance is on that list, too: Stellenbosch University Choir from South Africa, double champion of the 2010 World Choir Games in ... read more

  • Introducing children to classical concerts – less doesn’t have

    Added November 14, 2011 by scchoir - 1093 views - 0 comments

    This is an extract from our full blog on classical concerts for children:   It’s one of the perennial questions asked by those involved in promoting classical concerts: how do we get more young people (and indeed children) coming to hear how wonderful classical music is live, and to instil in them a real l... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    A choir is greater than any individual singer but needs 'em all

    Added November 10, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1591 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 on... read more

  • Melanie Holt

    Carols in the Courtyard at Apley farm Shop

    Added November 9, 2011 by Melanie Holt - 807 views - 0 comments

    Come and join 'Carols in the Courtyard' at Apley Farm Shop, Norton with Bridgnorth Choral Society on Saturday 10th December between 4pm and 6pm. It promises to be a popular festive family event. The children can also enjoy a visit to Santa's Grotto, which will be open all day in Pigg's Pla... read more