[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir] With far fewer people around at the moment, I am starting to Hear things that I don’t normally notice. It made me realise that in our usually busy dail...
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve Heard that “music is math.” Whether in relation to something simple (counting), or something more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...
A special African Prayer as performed by the UP Youth Choir 2012
It is fun and challenging to truly listen. When you allow the sound you Hear to connect with the brain, some interesting synapses are formed. Whether you are listening to a recording, live performance or a conversation, using the energy to tru...
(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor: How on earth do you Hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along at full throttle? Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes I only have to Hear two notes of a song and I know what it is. Photo by bishib70 Often I join in with someone singing a song...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir] There is a time of blissful ignorance before you Hear a song for the first time. Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, y...
One of our newest pieces. Well worth a listen... Come and Hear it in full in the coming weeks. Dates here: http://albionchoir.org.uk/joomla/index.php/live
ALBION's first visit to the ancient capital of York, the first of two concerts in Holy Trinity Church on Goodramgate. This concert is a "pay what you decide", a bargain as our concert tickets are normally £10. Hear Albion breath a n...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir] I love My job. I get to stand in front of a bunch of singers and Hear wonderful harmonies washing over me. Antony Gormley's Field for the...
