[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining Choirs, or even singing at all, as a result.   &n...

A NON DENOMINATIONAL SINGING GROUP WITH ITS HEADQUATERS AT JAMASI IN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA AND IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WITHIN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA

performed in Saskatoon, SK November 2024 Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano https://www.northskyChorale.ca

performed in Saskatoon, SK November 2024 Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Michelle McKinnell & Todd Hanson, solos https://www.northskyChorale.ca

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are times in most choirs when a soloist or a small ensemble is required. These roles can be allocated by the MD but in many cases singers are a...

[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...

Since 2005 Rome has been the host city for  Choirs, singers and choral music lovers at our events from all over the world. It is a special place to share the idea of coming together and find yourselves in melodies in eternal city. Inspired by a vibra...

The Vail Choral, (Arizona) Spring 2015 concert cycle, Yesterday, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Check out our website at www.thevailchoral.org

The fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which CHOREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. The long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows ...  moreThe fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which CHOREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. The long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows us that singing or experiencing music is always connected to a primal impulse to movement. This primal impulse is unfolded our production, connect it to space and light and bring it all together in our performance. The result is a new musical work in a physical wholesomeness in which sound and movement do not compete but complement and enhance each other in fruitful ways. We are not interested in creating pictures for the music – we enhance the uncompromising sound to another level of perception, we heighten and amplify the body consciousness of our singing performers. We use the knowledge about the space and the powerful energies therein for our performances of choir singing. The dialogue between the perception of the inside and outside, the area of tension ...    less