[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...

Setting by William Walton of the poem by Phineas Fletcher "Drop slow tears", transposed for men's voices and sung by the one-man choir dwsChorale

Voices of Casey will present Street Requiem at Cranbourne Community Theatre on Saturday 20th August at 2pm.   Street Requiem, conceived by the creator of the School of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, and composed in collaboration with Dr Kathlee...

Recorded on April 29, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.

Poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts ...  morePoem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices), splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it. The musical style is reminiscent of the 19th century although the piano part does go into 20th century style syncopation at times.