[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 th...

Live performance with the Hutt Valley Singers. Words and music David Paich, Jeff Porcaro. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Musical Director -Joanne Roelofs Soloist Claire Jaurique. Karen Boyce, Ming Shi on keys, Philip Kananghinis on drums.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I aim to please everyone in my Choirs and singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t ...

"Santa Maria Strela Do dia" (Cantiga 100), de Alfonso X el Sabio Coro Encanto de Casarrubuelos Solistas: Carla Isabel y Laura García Director: Mariano García Concierto de Navidad en la iglesia de San Cristobal, Torrejón de la Calzada (Madrid) (08-12-...  more"Santa Maria Strela Do dia" (Cantiga 100), de Alfonso X el Sabio Coro Encanto de Casarrubuelos Solistas: Carla Isabel y Laura García Director: Mariano García Concierto de Navidad en la iglesia de San Cristobal, Torrejón de la Calzada (Madrid) (08-12-2013) ----- MAS INFORMACION SOBRE EL CORO ENCANTO www.coroencanto.com www.facebook.com/coroencantocasarrubuelos coral@coralsantiagoapostol.com Teléfono: (+34)656161440  

forst prize at the National competition "Concorso Polifonico Nazionale Guido d'Arezzo" nel 2019

Founded in September 2000 by a group of friends from the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, the choir comprises mainly of recent graduates and current students of Durham University, but also welcomes singers from all over the North East, and includes ...  moreFounded in September 2000 by a group of friends from the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, the choir comprises mainly of recent graduates and current students of Durham University, but also welcomes singers from all over the North East, and includes many of the region’s teachers. In May, the choir travelled to Italy to take part in the “Venezia in Musica” International Choral Competition. they won first prize in the secular music category, came runners up in the sacred music category, and received the “Outstanding Performance” prize for Bogorditsye Dyevo by Rachmaninov. they have been awarded “Choir of the Day” at all five BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year regional rounds they have entered, and in 2008 reached the adult category finals in the Royal Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool, alongside the six other best adult Choirs in the country. As well as their regular program of concerts in Durham, the choir have performed as guests of Cleveland Philharmonic Choir, Guisborough Choral Society and Durham Coun...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   the Choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many Choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new songs to use with my singing workshops and Choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...