Uniquely among choral groups, Albion is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the songs of the British Isles. The islands' musical heritage stretches Back a thousand years, offering a rich store of treasures: dances, folksongs, madrigals, plains...  moreUniquely among choral groups, Albion is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the songs of the British Isles. The islands' musical heritage stretches Back a thousand years, offering a rich store of treasures: dances, folksongs, madrigals, plainsong chants, airs, anthems, and more. In their variety and beauty, they lie at the heart of Albion's inspiration. Many of the songs are hundreds of years old, but in Fraser Wilson's arrangements they are reclothed in lush contemporary colours. Working with up to twelve singers at a time, Albion performs mostly unaccompanied, allowing the purity of the human voice to sound across the centuries. The group is known for its fresh sound and vibrant energy, and for warm, wholehearted music-making.  less

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a while Back about 10 ways to be a better choir member. But what qualities do you need to be a good choir leader?   Musical d...

The idea for our Vocal Group goes Back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need ...  moreThe idea for our Vocal Group goes Back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need for constant renewal caused by the inevitable “turnover” as new students took the places of those who left. However, after this experience, which has included many concerts in the region, participations in Choir Festivals in Italy and artistic exchanges with youth choirs from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Denmark and the Czech Republic, our desire to continue singing and, of course, the joy which singing together gave us all made it obvious that the time had clearly come to establish a group which could allow us to continue our musical journey together. Thus, once formed, the joy of singing together stimulated our vocal group to initiate a musical journey of exploration of study which, we hope, will lead us on to ever more emotional musical experiences while, of cou...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs will be starting Back soon after a long break.   photo by velkr0   This is the perfect time to shake things up a bit if y...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few weeks Back I wrote about why people might not join choirs or attend singing workshops: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to...

LEARN HOW YOU CAN STAND A CHANCE to WIN UP to SGD $25,000!Event: 13th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2020 Date: 25 July – 28 July 2020Location: Singapore Orientale Concentus was conceptualized in 2008 with the ...

Pete, Dawn, Louise, Holly, Katrina, Margo, Marjorie, John and Bob  -- the Stairwell Carollers, Xmas, 1990 Way Back in 1990, when human beings were still manning all the cameras at CJOH and show guests had a dressing room and a makeup artist, Joel Ha...

EVOCATION 2013: THE ART OF GIVINGDate: 27 October 2013Time: 7.00 pmVenue: School of the Arts Concert HallPrice: $20 (Free Seating) Hi there! EVOKX is Back this year for Evocation 2013! EVOKX, founded in 2010 by our choral director Terrence toh, compris...

Take a brief look into the life of us on-board the P&O cruise ship Ventura as it cruises around the Canary Islands. A brief stop off in Lanzarote. It's hard to believe we actually did any work! Soundtrack recorded live in the Back of a car while at a gig!

  Reminder that the early-bird booking fee for this workshop applies to all bookings before 1 October 2012   Back by popular demand, the Conduct with Charisma workshop will run again on 24 November 2012. Details of the content and how to bo...