The Goethe-Institut choir is one of the most established choirs in Dublin. We rehearse on a Tuesday night in the Lutherhaus in Adelaide road just a few minutes’ walk from the NCH.  We sing a varied repertoire with an interest in Bach, Modern Br...

Performance of ORIANA youth female choir (Odessa, Ukraine) at 31 Festival Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros. I prize in category FOLKLOR. Conductor - Galina Shpak

We are a non-audition choir, open to all. We rehearse at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. We aim to unite and represent our community through our joy of singing. The choir has over sixty singers rehearsing each w...  moreWe are a non-audition choir, open to all. We rehearse at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. We aim to unite and represent our community through our joy of singing. The choir has over sixty singers rehearsing each week and the main focus in rehearsals is preparation for performances. These performances can take the form of concerts and appearances in festivals and other events in the local community.  

Canterbury Girls' choir and Canterbury Ladies choir perform Jungle Bells (with the audience on keys) arr Gladys Pitcher. December 2014

One of the things we find with our choir is  that during the middle or the year (our New Zealand winter) , we're often plagued with choir members getting sick, wintery bitter weather (so nobody wants to leave their warm homes), or members taking trip...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   In David Zweig’s book he talks about Invisibles: people who are unseen when their job is done perfectly (who only draw attention to themselves ...

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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] How long’s a piece of string? There are so many options that I’m not going to specify any particular type or model.   photo by svennev...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] choirs are starting to rehearse again, both indoors and outdoors. Many are insisting that their singers wear masks. Archway Gospelish choir, Sussex What a...