We are directed by CharLes West, a patient and perceptive guy with a good sense of humour who quickly identifies where and when we need his help and guidance. We sing a variety of music which, in some cases, is arranged by CharLes. We rehearse, with a...  moreWe are directed by CharLes West, a patient and perceptive guy with a good sense of humour who quickly identifies where and when we need his help and guidance. We sing a variety of music which, in some cases, is arranged by CharLes. We rehearse, with a break for chat and refreshment at St Leonards Primary School in Exeter on Wednesday evenings.  

Tallis: How Shall I Sing - The Waldorf Students choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 10. 04. 2011. in the BTM Castle Museum, Budapest. The melody is a version of the third tune from the Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter "Why Fum'th In ...  moreTallis: How Shall I Sing - The Waldorf Students choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 10. 04. 2011. in the BTM Castle Museum, Budapest. The melody is a version of the third tune from the Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter "Why Fum'th In Fight" (Psalm 2) and also known as "third mode melody". The text is from John Mason (1645--1694) a parish priest of St. GiLes.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I teach a song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good.   photo by kalavinka   Then after lunch I get the group to stand f...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public performance....

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]As we saw last week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] You get what you ask for, so be careful how you seek feedback!   photo by Howard Lake   When designing feedback forms, Less is more. Here&r...

Two saxophones improvise over this beautiful polyphonic music by one of the English Renaissance's greatest composers. Soprano saxophone: Ross Taggart Alto saxophone: Campbell Ryga Conductor: Lars Kaario Laudate Singers (www.laudatesingers.com) ...  moreTwo saxophones improvise over this beautiful polyphonic music by one of the English Renaissance's greatest composers. Soprano saxophone: Ross Taggart Alto saxophone: Campbell Ryga Conductor: Lars Kaario Laudate Singers (www.laudatesingers.com) Voices, Sax & Syn concert March 12, 2011 St andrews United Church, North Vancouver, Canada  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago I started a discussion on my blog about Why men won’t sing.     time for another song by willposh   At around t...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   My real love is to teach a lot of relatively simple songs so people can spend more time singing and Less time learning in a workshop (see We’ve come ...

Night and Day by Cole Porter, arranged by andrew Carter - transposed for male voice choir and performed by David W Solomons as the dwsChorale The original score for SATB is at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/3622555?aff_id=175705