[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read when it comes to researching songs.     Photo by Ashley ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers on my own blog.Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.  A c...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]     This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.     A...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] As I wrote recently (It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!), patchy attendance at regular choir sessions can be very frustrating. &n...

We took part of our rehearsal last night to honor Black History Month and celebrate the diversity of our Chorus. What better way to celebrate than with song. We chose "Oh Happy Day"' a late '60s gospel song with its roots from an 18th-century hymn.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m usually the last one to notice, but often when I’m teaching one section of the choir, there’s chit chat from the rest of the singers....

Vocal Ensemble GENTLEMEN SINGERS from Hradec Králové was established in 2003. It has become one of the most significant Czech music ensembles during its history and it is desired not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. the ensemble is currently fo...  moreVocal Ensemble GENTLEMEN SINGERS from Hradec Králové was established in 2003. It has become one of the most significant Czech music ensembles during its history and it is desired not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. the ensemble is currently formed by these singers: Jakub Kubín (countertenor), Martin Ptáček (tenor), Lukáš Merkl (tenor), Radek Mach (tenor), Aleš Malý (baritone), Martin Struna (baritone), Richard Uhlíř (bass), and Václav Kovář (bass). the repertoire of the ensemble includes the periods from the Gregorian chant up till arrangements of modern popular melodies while the most important part is formed by the vocal compositions of the 19th and 20th century, Czech, Moravian and Slovak folk songs and contemporary compositions which were often arranged or even composed directly for the Gentlemen Singers by composers with whom the ensemble cooperates closely (e.g. Jan Vičar, Jaroslav Krček, Jan Jirásek, Stephen Hatfield, or Mark van Platen). Vocal Ensemble GENTLEMEN SINGERS regularly appears at...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I regularly run weekend workshops with up to 40 singers.     Photo by Dennis Mojado   Sometimes I include name games to get to kn...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Does your choir actually have a public following, or are you just kidding yourself?     When a choir first starts performing in...