“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large numBer of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many Happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They are sung at feasts or supras as they a...  more“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large numBer of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many Happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They are sung at feasts or supras as they are called in Georgian, where participants wish one another health and a long life. This is an urban version. This type of song is sometimes laBelled Kutaisian Because the town of Kutaisi (in western Georgia) is considered the centre in western urban songs, which are based on European harmony. This concert was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com For the first time we were joined by the vo...    less

InChorus, the large and vibrant contemporary choir from Peebles in the Scottish Borders, presents a 5 minute whirlwind tour of their sell-out show from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 - "Happy Hour". The show featured 45 minutes of upBeat contemporary...  moreInChorus, the large and vibrant contemporary choir from Peebles in the Scottish Borders, presents a 5 minute whirlwind tour of their sell-out show from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 - "Happy Hour". The show featured 45 minutes of upBeat contemporary and modern music served with typical InChorus style, energy and smiles. The programme included arrangements by Aly Skidmore, Andrew Russel & Ben Jones and featured 80 singers, Ewan Baird on bodhran and dancing by Eleanor Walker & Imogen Brophy www.Inchoruschoir.co.uk www.facebook.com/inchorus @inchoruschoir Directed by Aly Skidmore With thanks to: www.saltiresky.co.uk www.andrewrussel.com  less

[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...

[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...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t know what it’s like in other parts of the world, but here in the UK it’s notoriously difficult to get any kind of review of a con...

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I really, really don’t like performing outdoors (I’ll come to why in a moment)! But sometimes it’s unavoidable, so what can we do to make...