[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...

[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...

[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...

Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Выступление на Международном хоровом фестивале в Санкт-Петербурге 30 мая 2009. Мексиканская народная песня - La Bamba. Nizhny Novgorod State University Acade...  moreНародный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Выступление на Международном хоровом фестивале в Санкт-Петербурге 30 мая 2009. Мексиканская народная песня - La Bamba. Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic Choir (NNSU Choir). Performance at the International Choral Festival in Saint Petersburg, 05/30/2009. Mexican Folk Song - La Bamba.  

We are a brand new auditioned SATB chamber choir based in Leeds, West Yorkshire committed to exploring the meaning of music in context. We welcome experienced SATB singers who are keen to perform music of all genres to a high standard in an informal envir...  moreWe are a brand new auditioned SATB chamber choir based in Leeds, West Yorkshire committed to exploring the meaning of music in context. We welcome experienced SATB singers who are keen to perform music of all genres to a high standard in an informal environment. Our ethos: CONTEXT Historical, social and environmental contexts of music, and the influence of these on performance, will be central to rehearsals and concerts. They will define the themes of our repertoire each year. COLLABORATION Based in Leeds, the choir has numerous opportunities to collaborate with other ensembles, composers and charities to promote and support musicians throughout the North. We hope to work with a variety of musicians to develop quality and future collaboration within the choir. COMMUNICATION No music?! Yes, we will perform without sheet music in concerts. In doing this, we intend to submerse ourselves, and audience in the context of the music. This will enable the choir to fully communicate their interpretations of the ...    less

Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Конкурсное выступление на Всемирной Хоровой Олимпиаде 2008 в г. Грац, Австрия. Русская народная песня "Веники" (обр. Ф. Рубцов). Nizhny Novgorod State Univer...  moreНародный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Конкурсное выступление на Всемирной Хоровой Олимпиаде 2008 в г. Грац, Австрия. Русская народная песня "Веники" (обр. Ф. Рубцов). Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic Choir (NNSU Choir). Contest performance at the World Choir Games 2008 in Graz, Austria. Russian folk song "Veniki" ("Brooms") (arr. F. Rubtsov).  

BSC Chamber Singers is a 16-voice auditioned vocal ensemble dedicated to understanding and applying the intricacies of the choral art to advanced choral literature.

 Bridgnorth Choral Society are delighted to announce and welcome the appointment of local musician Sally Barras as their new accompanist.   Originally from the South-east, Sally obtained a BMus(Hons) degree from Cardiff University before reloc...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] On the face of it, a workshop or concert can be a resounding success.   photo by Andy Armstrong   But ask individuals about how they think ...

Vokollage is a student choir of the University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, conducted by Donia Surowiec. In this video they sing an eight part a capella arrangement of a very famous Dutch folksong. The silver fleet (de Zilvervloot) was an annual con...  moreVokollage is a student choir of the University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, conducted by Donia Surowiec. In this video they sing an eight part a capella arrangement of a very famous Dutch folksong. The silver fleet (de Zilvervloot) was an annual convoy of ships in the 16th and 17th centuries, in which valuables from the Spanish colonies in America were shipped to Spain. In the Netherlands, the silver fleet is best known for its conquest by Piet Hein in 1628. www.esmgquadrivium.nl/en/association/vokollage/ www.doniasurowiec.be  less