[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the Singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel - arr. by Moses Hogan -The Waldorf Student Choir - Conductor: Laszlo Bencze - Recorded in the Regional Waldorf Secondary School Budapest on 07.03.2015. by Marcell Remete

Aria Cappella's debut performance at Armstrong's School of Singing mid-year showcase, June 2, 2018. Performers: Amanda Rasmussen (mezzo) Jessica Joan Graham (mezzo) Zoe Dove (mezzo) For bookings, contact ariacappellamusic@gmail.com To purchase ...  moreAria Cappella's debut performance at Armstrong's School of Singing mid-year showcase, June 2, 2018. Performers: Amanda Rasmussen (mezzo) Jessica Joan Graham (mezzo) Zoe Dove (mezzo) For bookings, contact ariacappellamusic@gmail.com To purchase arrangements, contact jessica.joan.graham@gmail.com Filmed by: a camera sitting on a tripod. Sorry for the dodgy quality and the occasional spot of mic feedback.  

See us on YouTube. Input "Hawaii Sacred Choir" A special video is "A Hawaiian Hallelujah" We are the only King's College-type choir (with choirboys, choirgirls and adult ATBs) in Hawai'i. We h...  moreSee us on YouTube. Input "Hawaii Sacred Choir" A special video is "A Hawaiian Hallelujah" We are the only King's College-type choir (with choirboys, choirgirls and adult ATBs) in Hawai'i. We have been invited by Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, UK, to sing as "choir in residence" for a week in July 2014, taking over their choir's duties of singing 8 services that week. We are the only Hawai'i choir to belong to the Royal School of Church Music, and we use their adjudication standards to award medals which are internationally recognized by the RSCM. We sing sacred music in English, Latin, and Hawaiian. We are always looking for new choristers. Auditions are year-around, although placement occurs only in fall semester and spring semester. We are a choir School who trains choristers in choral technique of the Highest standards. Our ages range from 7 to 73 years old. All of our choristers passed an auditio...    less

Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor.  We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the Singers and of the audience me...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many Singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...