If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than Singers wasting time complaining that they&rsqu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many’s the time I see Ann lean over to Gill (not their real names) to help her get her part right. and every time I see a pained expression on ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of Singers (the usual suspects...

[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’...

Coro Voximix do Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco, interpretando a cappella a obra de Leonard Cohen no Forum Castelo Branco, dirigido pela maestrina Armanda Patrício.

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...

The Junior High Students of the Colegio Sembradores de Amistad in San Luis Potosí, Mexico show us that music is an universal language that brings us together, defeating every obstacle like time and space. Every one of them have learned and recorded ind...  moreThe Junior High Students of the Colegio Sembradores de Amistad in San Luis Potosí, Mexico show us that music is an universal language that brings us together, defeating every obstacle like time and space. Every one of them have learned and recorded individually a part of an original song (Vuela Alto = Fly High). When brought together, this parts sums to a wonderful show of talent and music. This project was made for the graduation prom by students aged between 13 and 15 years old. They show us that the only thing that matters to achieve anything is take the risk and surrender to your dreams. More than a third of them have never sung to an audience before (including Linda, the soloist). The music brings us together, it allows us to raise our voice to the universe and with it "Ni la distancia podrá separarnos" (Not even the distance can take us apart).  less

"Komm Jesu, Komm!" BWV229 J.S. Bach Coral Reyes Bartlet Humboldt Ensemble José Híjar Polo, Maestro de Coro Mark Peters, Director VIII Festival de Música Antigua y Barroca de Puerto de la Cruz Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, 28 de marzo de 2010 ...  more"Komm Jesu, Komm!" BWV229 J.S. Bach Coral Reyes Bartlet Humboldt Ensemble José Híjar Polo, Maestro de Coro Mark Peters, Director VIII Festival de Música Antigua y Barroca de Puerto de la Cruz Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, 28 de marzo de 2010 www.reyesbartlet.com