Formed in 1966, by a gentleman named Idris Parfitt due to the demise of a small local choir – the Wyllie Glee Party; Mynyddislwyn Male Choir takes its name from a local ancient parish/borough, with the design of its badge based upon a drawing of the Churc...  moreFormed in 1966, by a gentleman named Idris Parfitt due to the demise of a small local choir – the Wyllie Glee Party; Mynyddislwyn Male Choir takes its name from a local ancient parish/borough, with the design of its badge based upon a drawing of the Church at Mynyddislwyn. Idris was adamant that there should be a male choir in the Blackwood area and so advertised his intent to the local people. His campaign received a good response and led to a meeting being held by the interested parties with the choir being formed in April of the same year. the design of the Choir's badge has changed a little since then with pupils from the local Libanus Primary School (where the choir used to rehearse) entering a competition to design the new badge which is still in use today. the Choir has travelled widely over the years performing and raising lots of money for charitable causes wherever it goes. It has appeared in concerts at internationally recognised venues such as the Grand Hall at Eton College, the Royal Albert Hall (a...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can.     But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   the other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

Methodist University's Men's Chorus (the NobleMen) Performing Old Saint Louie under the direction of Dr. Michael Martin, Director of Choral Activities. All Choirs Concert - April 20, 2012

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Nothing lasts forever. there will come a time when you will leave your choir and need someone else to take over.     Who will you hand over to...

Composer and countertenor David Warin Solomons has sung many of his own choral works and the choral works of other composers by multitracking the parts on computer. He decided to call this one-man choir the dwsChorale. the range is bottom bass D to top a...  moreComposer and countertenor David Warin Solomons has sung many of his own choral works and the choral works of other composers by multitracking the parts on computer. He decided to call this one-man choir the dwsChorale. the range is bottom bass D to top alto e. Most recordings were done between 2005 and 2009. Only time will tell whether the dwsChorale will be revived, but David keeps composing anyway, so who knows....  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   OK, I’ll admit it up front: I’m a charlatan. I have no training for the job which gives me my income. So when it comes to giving starting notes ...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   the other week I wrote about who your choir actually ‘belongs’ to (Whose choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the singers, the...

the link goes to an SATB version, but I have sung a lower transposition here. the video contains the words and an English translation

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...