[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...

The Brocal Chords perform at the Drake University Relay for life fundraiser.

A Song From the Luhya tribe found in the western part of Kenya. Asio is an initiation Song that is sung during the ceremonies when young boys make the transition into adulthood and are now considered the warriors, protectors, and future leaders of the c...  moreA Song From the Luhya tribe found in the western part of Kenya. Asio is an initiation Song that is sung during the ceremonies when young boys make the transition into adulthood and are now considered the warriors, protectors, and future leaders of the community. This rendition by the Kenyan Boys Choir; Drums: Henry Wekesa Wanjala ( www.instagram.com/wekesahw ) Solo: Christopher Mukhovi ( www.instagram.com/krismuk ) Singers: Alvin Kadaji ( www.twitter.com/alvinkadaji ) Erick Kyama ( www.instagram.com/erickyama ) Lawrence Barasa ( www.instagram.com/lawrencebarasa ) Kenneth Gikuiyu ( www.instagram.com/kuiyuofficial ) Smith Milongo ( www.instagram.com/smith_hems ) Kelvin Mahasi ( www.instagram.com/k_mahac ) Bernard Agwanda ( www.instagram.com/agwandabena ) David Rombo ( www.instagram.com/dayvogram ) Charles Murage ( www.instagram.com/ragz2beechez )  less

A Song from the Copper Family of Rottingdean, Sussex, UK. The Copper family have been singing in this distinctive, English southern harmony style for over 200 years. The family has lived there since at least 16th C. Song is also known as "Sorrows away". T...  moreA Song from the Copper Family of Rottingdean, Sussex, UK. The Copper family have been singing in this distinctive, English southern harmony style for over 200 years. The family has lived there since at least 16th C. Song is also known as "Sorrows away". This version is based on an arrangement by The Poozies. This concert was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all Songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight Songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com  less

IT could be said that music is Liz Leatherdale's life. Not many of us are lucky enough to have made a vocation out of Pastimes, but Liz has managed to do so.   Colchester born and bred, the mum-of one flrst picked up a musical instrument ag...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For some people being a famous singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or singing a piece perfectly in competition is t...

Crescendo is the evolution of the choir, our growth as individuals and as a group ‎from the very first rehearsal to finally singing for our audience at L’Auditori.‎ It’s an empowering life experience resulting from the intense months of work and rehear...  moreCrescendo is the evolution of the choir, our growth as individuals and as a group ‎from the very first rehearsal to finally singing for our audience at L’Auditori.‎ It’s an empowering life experience resulting from the intense months of work and rehearsals, ‎a learning process and a fantastic opportunity to share, to be supportive and to persevere in ‎our personal and collective dreams.‎ In this concert we present the Symphony for Strings No. 8 by William Herschel, ‎musician and astronomer who went down in history as the discoverer of the planet Uranus in ‎‎1781. This work will be followed by the dance of planets and stars of La Lluna by ‎Ian Shaw, a work based on the poem by Jacint Verdaguer and winner of the second edition ‎of the El Cor Canta International Composition Competition for Choir and Orchestra. The ‎concert will be rounded off with a call for peace with Missa per la Pau (Mass for ‎Peace), by Salvador Brotons.‎  less

Bring us in good ale is a mediaeval drinking Song. The premise of the Song is that the singers (or players) want no food and so they find all sorts of reasons not to eat: they just want good ale!

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As a singing workshop and choir leader I have an incredibly easy life. I can get up when I want to and have no work commitments for five days ...

Here we are singing our 'theme toon' in altogether different circumstances.... ... the princely escalator in the wondrous Millennium Gallery in Sheffield. What a space! And on Sunday, we bring it to life with the Choral Celebration. Details and FREE tic...  moreHere we are singing our 'theme toon' in altogether different circumstances.... ... the princely escalator in the wondrous Millennium Gallery in Sheffield. What a space! And on Sunday, we bring it to life with the Choral Celebration. Details and FREE tickets here: www.sheffieldchoralcelebration.eventbrite.co.uk