Live recording 14/6/2015 Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Bibione (VE) ITALY

Recorded at Ham House, June 2015. For more information about us, check out our website www.northkingstonchoir.org.uk.

[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 Hazelnuts (or in Hebrew – the Hazel Sisters – האחיות לוז) are a Jerusalemite Doo-wop group, who’s just released their debut EP on April 2014. The Hazelnuts are a vocal trio, accompanied by guitar, contrabass & washboard, inspired by the America...  moreThe Hazelnuts (or in Hebrew – the Hazel Sisters – האחיות לוז) are a Jerusalemite Doo-wop group, who’s just released their debut EP on April 2014. The Hazelnuts are a vocal trio, accompanied by guitar, contrabass & washboard, inspired by the American vocal groups of the 1930's. The group aims to expose the audience to the magic of this genre, which is almost completely forgotten. The Hazelnuts' concert combines original Songs - preserving the musical spirit of the genre and poured into a contemporary feminine point of view, and in addition - stylistic adaptations of cotemporary Songs and authentic pieces from the thirties. Band Members: Yifeat Ziv, Talya Amzaleg, & Shira Z. Carmel – Vocals, Songs and Arrangements Ariel Givant – Double Bass / Dotan cohen – Guitar / Yoav Elkayam – Washboard ********************************************* BANDCAMP - http://thehazelnuts.bandcamp.com/ FACEBOOK -less

Award-winning composer Thomas Hewitt Jones wrote the music and words of 'Love is the Answer' during lockdown in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, at a time when choirs were forbidden to meet to sing together. The result is an enchanting outpouring of lov...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign Songs.     I point out that ...

Alive and Singing perform "To Make You Feel My Love", by Bob Dylan, arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, as part of the Stevenage Festival. Find out more about joining Alive and Singing at ...  moreAlive and Singing perform "To Make You Feel My Love", by Bob Dylan, arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, as part of the Stevenage Festival. Find out more about joining Alive and Singing at http://www.aliveandsinging.com  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new Songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...