the women of the Vocal Art Ensemble perform Ro Agura's "Hotaru Koi" (Ho, Firefly) as part of their May 2011 concert "Cloudburst--Sounds of Nature". To set the mood, the men behind the women are providing 'firefly' effects using laser keychains.
Chor Leoni performing Five Ways to Kill a Man by Bob Chilcott at the 2009 ACDA National Conference. To purchase the entire concert, please visit Via Media at http://viamediavpro.com.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...
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[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Last week I raised the question of Whose choir is it any way? © Copyright John Darch and licensed for reuse under this...
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Time to look forward to the coming year. with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson Look back first to realise all the big mis...
[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. Just contact me if you want to submit a question that I will answer in a future blog post. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] there’s a gig coming up and you’ve still got work to do. Do you keep bashing out the notes until everyone’s perfect or do you rehea...
