A couple of years ago, around this Time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...

Dear Choirs and Lovers of Choral Music,   We know that your schedule could be tight as well as preparing extensively for an international competition needs Time. That’s why we would like to assist you in planning and show you our events for c...

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

Fly Me to the Moon Arranged by Gwyn Arch Accompanist: Matt Finch A Midsummer Evening with Noctis June 21st 2014 Roper theatre, West Wing, Bath, UK www.noctischoir.com

Tonal Ecstasy A Cappella, affectionately nicknamed TX, is McGill University's oldest A Cappella group. As one of the university's finest vocal groups, they pride themselves on their versatility. This group of amazing, talented and hardworking people arran...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreTonal Ecstasy A Cappella, affectionately nicknamed TX, is McGill University's oldest A Cappella group. As one of the university's finest vocal groups, they pride themselves on their versatility. This group of amazing, talented and hardworking people arrange and perform music from all different genres, ranging from jazz, hip hop, R&B, and pop. they perform at benefit events and fundraisers, private functions, celebrations, bookstores, on the streets... just about anywhere people will let them sing! *For more information about the group, contact us at info@tonalecstasy.com.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better.     Th...

Plant City Community Chorale is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit organization which provides educational, cultural, social, and musical experiences to enrich its members and audiences who live in the communities surrounding Plant City. PCCC strives to promote a...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morePlant City Community Chorale is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit organization which provides educational, cultural, social, and musical experiences to enrich its members and audiences who live in the communities surrounding Plant City. PCCC strives to promote and demostrate diversity in the arts in all it does, and seeks to provide oportunities for its members to learn and improve our craft of performance in choral work.  

the choir is a branch of the community group Nyodema which has three aims... Celebrating world music and arts Promoting multi-cultural awareness Supporting children's health and education projects in the Gambia, West Africa As well as hosting an annua...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morethe choir is a branch of the community group Nyodema which has three aims... Celebrating world music and arts Promoting multi-cultural awareness Supporting children's health and education projects in the Gambia, West Africa As well as hosting an annual World Musicand Arts Festival and the choir we also run a weekly West African Drumming workshop. Both groups enjoy performing at our own and other local community events and festivals.  

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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t Time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. in 2010...