Kenfig Hill & District Male Voice Choir is a fine example of the tradition of Male Voice Choirs in Wales. It is a registered charity centred around the Kenfig Hill community of South Wales, UK. We also have two associated youth choirs 'Da Ca...  moreKenfig Hill & District Male Voice Choir is a fine example of the tradition of Male Voice Choirs in Wales. It is a registered charity centred around the Kenfig Hill community of South Wales, UK. We also have two associated youth choirs 'Da Capo' and 'Crescendo'. the choir's history stretches back to 1896, with a few gaps. the latest incarnation was re-founded in 1972.  

the Magnets a cappella version of Doorbell by the White Stripes. Footage taken from the Magnets "Gobsmacked" DVD

Ginger and Tonic's a cappella version of Florence and the Machine's 'Shake it Out'.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there have been grumblings in my choir of late. Some people are not happy.     But is it possible to keep everyone in a choir happy?  ...

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voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Jesu_dulcis_memoria_(Scott_Villard)

For more than 30 years the Paris Choral Society has delighted international audiences with outstanding performances of choral masterworks acclaimed in Paris and beyond. Lifted by one hundred voices accompanied by professional soloists and orchestras, P...  moreFor more than 30 years the Paris Choral Society has delighted international audiences with outstanding performances of choral masterworks acclaimed in Paris and beyond. Lifted by one hundred voices accompanied by professional soloists and orchestras, Paris Choral Society programs draw on celebrated requiems, Masses and other pieces by Mozart, Handel, Boulanger, Verdi, Haydn, Hildegard von Bingen, Bach, Fauré and Mendelssohn, to name a few. We also perform the finest in modern choral works by Benjamin Britten, Nathaniel Dett, Maurice Duruflé, Elaine Hagenberg, Kim Porter, Carl Rütti and others with occasional forays into American hymns and spirituals and operatic favorites. the chorale is unique in Paris, too, for its membership, which the New York Times once described as “unpaid but professional-level.” Its singers are French- and English-speaking, of all ages and backgrounds, and competition at auditions can be lively. All are committed to a spirit of musical excellence.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Last week in How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1  I wrote about the oral tradition, teaching by ear, starting notes and breaking a song down into...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m often asked by choir members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds.   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   As promised in last week’s post (Singers who learn by ear vs. those who use sheet music – what happens when they swap?), this is the firs...