[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...

It's a choir whose aim is to combine modern musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, classical choral Singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented sc...  moreIt's a choir whose aim is to combine modern musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, classical choral Singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented scale, and the frigthening fact is that human values can be found less and less in them. The Voisingers is a novel approach to each song by the newly born transcripts, a new community, a decision that evaluates and realizes - considering musical needs of young people more than ever - the further development of the world-famous Hungarian choral music  less

Coro UDEP - Soloists: Victor Herrada and David Arteaga - Concert for the 40th anniversary of the University of Piura - Auditorium CPA - November 11, 2009

The Learners Chorus was founded in 1979 by former members of the Hong Kong University Students’ Union Choir. Our repertoire includes a wide spectrum of choral works, and commissioned works by distinguished Hong Kong composers, including Dr. Chan Hing Yan...  moreThe Learners Chorus was founded in 1979 by former members of the Hong Kong University Students’ Union Choir. Our repertoire includes a wide spectrum of choral works, and commissioned works by distinguished Hong Kong composers, including Dr. Chan Hing Yan, Dr. Victor Chan, Dr. Daniel Law, Mr. Law Wing Fai, Dr. Phoebus Lee, Mr. Michael Mak and Dr. Richard Tsang. The Chorus regularly holds annual large-scale concerts with its official orchestral partner, The Learners Orchestra, in addition to its other yearly choral concerts of a smaller scale. Major choral works presented and performed in recent years include Bach’s Magnificat, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Lully’s Te Deum, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” and Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor and Requiem, Pärt’s Credo, Prauliņš’ Missa Rigensis, Poulenc’s Gloria, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, Rossini’s Messa di Gloria and Stabat Mater, Rutter’s Mass of the Childre...    less

Greetings!   I wanted to bring something to your attention that may be of interest to some or many vocalists out there.  We just released Sight Reader v1.2 which now adds Voice as an instrument.  This is exciting because now vocalists can...

Cantabile Chamber Singers concert at The Music Gallery New composition by student Patrick Murray, University of Toronto

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m promoting a Singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach.   Pho...

[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 contact Chris if you want to submit a question.     Tim wro...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For some people being a famous singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or Singing a piece perfectly in competition is t...