Alias Chamber and Portara Ensembles

Chorale Acadienne is a vocal Ensemble made up of people from our community who have been auditioned and are committed to the rehearsal and concert schedule set forth each season.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...

Thank you for visiting www.portaraEnsemble.com. Here is a compilation of a few pieces performed at our Winter 2010 Concert. Enjoy!

We have an outdoor choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of the ability to read music.

[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 post was orginally found on our Embro Thistle Singers blog. I remember when we had Professional Development Days when I was teaching, the teachers would complain that they were more tired that day than from a whole day of teaching.  I had had...

The Ancora Chorale is a professional Ensemble which strives to create, share, and inspire.