Mistango Choir Festival
  • Chris Rowbury

    How to work with a mixed group of music readers and non-readers

    Added December 8, 2021 by Chris Rowbury - 612 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why do I sound much lower (or higher) than the person next to me when singing the same part?

    Added December 1, 2021 by Chris Rowbury - 943 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Mila Schiavo Weyrauch

    The Brazilian Virtual Choir Lab / Final Project

    Added November 23, 2021 by Mila Schiavo Weyrauch - 702 views - 0 comments

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to find the balance between easy and challenging songs in a drop-in singing group

    Added November 17, 2021 by Chris Rowbury - 446 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    How to cope with too many male singers (a rare and unusual problem!)

    Added November 10, 2021 by Chris Rowbury - 441 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Tim Knight

    A lovely prayer to share with you

    Added November 9, 2021 by Tim Knight - 290 views - 0 comments

    This simple, but wonderfully emotive piece, was our free gift to those on our mailing list at the beginning of 2021, and we are delighted to have a recording now of 'Prayer of St Teresa of Avila' by the Masterworks Chorale on their recent tour to East Anglia. https://youtu.be/fsxeVOpis_A   (PS. If you wou... read more

  • Arabella Hoy

    Celebrate Christmas and singing together again!

    Added November 4, 2021 by Arabella Hoy - 287 views - 0 comments

      The Amateur Choir Trial Licence allows choir members to make photocopies of works and permits minor arrangements to suit the voices of the choir. The licence is intended to make access to music easier for choirs, enabling them to make copies without having to seek permission directly from the publisher, while... read more

  • Stanley M. Hoffman

    REFUGE for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied (Teasdale)

    Added November 3, 2021 by Stanley M. Hoffman - 905 views - 0 comments

    Completed last night: REFUGE for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied, a setting of the poem by Sara Teasdale, ca. 2:10. I am looking for a choir to premiere it. Please let me know if you would like to receive a watermarked perusal score. Thank you.

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why you need many different ways of telling your singers the same thing

    Added November 3, 2021 by Chris Rowbury - 421 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Catherine Carrère

    Teddington Choral Society 70th Anniversary Concert

    Added October 28, 2021 by Catherine Carrère - 322 views - 0 comments

    Teddington Choral Society is delighted to announce its next performance:   70th Anniversary Concert   Saturday December 4th 2021 at 7:30 pm   Landmark Arts Centre Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN    Teddington Choral Society, under the baton of its Music Director Julian Collin... read more