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blog: 10 things choir leaders can do when stuck at home

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] What is a choir leader without a choir?   there are times when you won’t be able to be with your choir in person. Here are some things to help k...

Chor Leoni sings Spaséñiye sodélal by Pavel Chesnokov
video: Chor Leoni sings Spaséñiye sodélal by Pavel Chesnokov

On July 7, 2012 Chor Leoni sang a concert in the stunning San Salvatore Church in Venice, Italy. That afternoon we took the time to record and video one of our all-time favourite works. Founder and Artistic Director Diane Loomer, C.M. leads us here, and i...  more

blog: Beginners choir or established choir: time to re-evaluate?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   When I started my first ever choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join.   &nbs...

blog: 11 Reasons Why “the Best” belong with “the Rest”

  (A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity)     Eliminating the Choral Caste System:   As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of pe...

blog: Looking after ourselves as choir leaders

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper.     Choir starts in half an ho...

blog: Are singing workshops just a middle-class pastime?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and...

blog: What songs matter to you the most?

 [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2012 the Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...

blog: Flying in choir formation – placing singers effectively

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how singers choose where to stand in their section (Don’t stand too close to me! – finding the right place to stand in y...

blog: How to stop singers using word sheets in concerts

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.”   Photo by Kaptain Kobold   Great idea. In principle. But how...

blog: How to build a choir from scratch in under an hour

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: the Big Night Out...