Following on from The success of VOCALIZE’s Choral workshops, The team is delighted to introduce its next project, VOCALIZE: Blackheath. Led by innovative and experienced Choral conductors, this exciting new Choir will rehearse weekly in The heart of B...  moreFollowing on from The success of VOCALIZE’s Choral workshops, The team is delighted to introduce its next project, VOCALIZE: Blackheath. Led by innovative and experienced Choral conductors, this exciting new Choir will rehearse weekly in The heart of Blackheath, and will perform locally and furTher afield, at a wide range of events and Concerts. Are you interested in being part of an exhilarating new group, performing everything from Tina Turner to Thomas Tallis? Let us answer some questions for you… I’m new to singing in Choirs. Does that matter? Absolutely not! VOCALIZE: Blackheath welcomes singers of all abilities and experiences, and The songs will be taught in a variety of ways to suit each singer. Is it OK if I can’t read music? It’s not a problem at all. We anticipate that some people will read music fluently, and some won’t know Their a cappella from Their ensemble. Our skilled conductors will guide you through The music in a number of different ways, and before you know it, you’ll be s...    less

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in The face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...

LeaTherhead Choral Society sing Whitacre's Seal Lullaby at Leith Hill Musical Festival 2012

Music & Lyrics by Paul Gross & David Keele arranged by Mark Sirett Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Video by Craig Bauman Audio Engineering by Zac Schellenberg Sound Mixing by Brandon Janzen purchase The sheet music at https://cyp...  moreMusic & Lyrics by Paul Gross & David Keele arranged by Mark Sirett Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Video by Craig Bauman Audio Engineering by Zac Schellenberg Sound Mixing by Brandon Janzen purchase The sheet music at https://cypressChoral.com/ Filmed in Marysburg Assumption Church, Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada  

After a great start, continuing The fresh tradition we will come back to Budapest, The country of Kodály Method in 2018 as well to celebrate and promote Choral music, and also to spread The value and experience of singing in a Choir – as Kod&...

The Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of...  moreThe Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from The musical West Side Story that graced The walls of The Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with The Choir, and The musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by The Academic Choir of The Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from The Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

The Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of...  moreThe Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from The musical West Side Story that graced The walls of The Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with The Choir, and The musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by The Academic Choir of The Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from The Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

The Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of...  moreThe Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from The musical West Side Story that graced The walls of The Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with The Choir, and The musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by The Academic Choir of The Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from The Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

A Choral piece composed by an 18-year old Slovenian talent Matej Kastelic (one of The singers as well). Not too perfect, but still nice performance by his Conservatoire collegues.