• Holly M

    Podcast #6 Vocal Warmup 1 — Vowels and mouth positioning

    Added October 23, 2011 by Holly M - 1093 views - 0 comments

    Podcast Powered By Podbean Not Twitter tweeting, but renaissance madrigal birds tweets make up most of the lyrics in the song Le chant des oyseaux.   Our director, Pierre, gives us direction in a particularly tricky section of the song and you'll get a taste of the intricacies of working this renaissance ma... read more

  • World Youth Choir

    World Youth Choir sings at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

    Added October 21, 2011 by World Youth Choir - 1180 views - 0 comments

    We are proud to announce that the World Youth Choir will participate at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in Oslo on December 11th – the annual musical tribute to the year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The choir has also been invited to sing at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo City Hall on Dece... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why my choir doesn’t sing songs from India

    Added October 20, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1660 views - 2 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing.     Photo by willsfca   The same goes for most other countries in Asia.   ... read more

  • Kathryn Burrington

    A celebration of Gospel Choirs not to be missed

    Added October 17, 2011 by Kathryn Burrington - 970 views - 0 comments

    London Community Gospel Choir will be hosting what is bound to be an amazing concert later this month in London. Tickets just £5. Read more about the event on my blogsite

  • Chris Rowbury

    Flash, bang, wallop! Photographing choirs

    Added October 13, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 4732 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   One of the many bees in my bonnet is the photographs of choirs.     Photo by sludgeulper   I have yet to see a photo of any reasonably sized choir (say, over 30 members) which is of any interest to ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to reach every choir member without repeating yourself

    Added October 6, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1576 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals: As I was just saying.     Photo by vernh... read more

  • Marianne  Barton

    Singing for peace

    Added October 4, 2011 by Marianne Barton - 1190 views - 0 comments

    You can now see members of The Really Big Chorus doing their bit for the Global Sing for Peace, recording the Agnus Dei from Karl Jenkins 'The Armed Man'  at Abbey Road Studios in June (see the video here).  More of us are recently returned from New York where we sang at the Lincoln Centre as g... read more

  • Interkultur Germany

    I have a dream

    Added September 30, 2011 by Interkultur Germany - 1145 views - 0 comments

    „…I want to make a trip. With my choir friends. Seeing famous cities and sights. Also having sun, beach and sea. Meeting new folks from all around and sing with them. I want to stroll around a Mediterranean old town in the evenings hearing music and making music myself. I’d like to experience the exc... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Today I will be singing without using my voice

    Added September 29, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1294 views - 0 comments

    (the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!)   [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn term.     Photo by chrisdonia   Singers floc... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How long is the ideal choral concert?

    Added September 22, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 13122 views - 4 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a few years ago I found myself watching a concert by the first choir ... read more