If we can understand, desire and celebrate diversity within choral music, why cannot we do it in society?Every Time I write music, I immerse myself in a game, a game in which I think that each melody is like a person: It has its own authenticity and auton...

Lake Garda: You have to go there, either for the first Time or again! Feel at home in the luminous environment, temperate climate, and luxuriant vegetation along with the majestic landscapes as the background to the remarkable historical and cultural rema...

Today, I received an unexpected blast from the past that brought back so many memories. Google reminded me of a beautiful drawing dOne by Alan for the cover of "I Will Dream With You." It's incredible how Time flies because exactly One year and One day ag...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the Time of year when choirs release new CDs...

A couple of years ago, around this Time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...

Dear Choirs and Lovers of Choral Music,   We know that your schedule could be tight as well as preparing extensively for an international competition needs Time. That’s why we would like to assist you in planning and show you our events for c...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better.     Th...

If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting Time complaining that they&rsqu...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t Time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. in 2010...

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