[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival & Competition will for the 5th time present a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotion of choral music. Its name refers to the figure of the famous astronomer Nico...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing.   Sight reading by discopalace   This week I’d like to ...

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009   I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...

First Christmas Concert. year 2012

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

sing with delight! having a good time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, ...  moresing with delight! having a good time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, your voice is well. some projects: f. mendelssohn bartholdy "elias", psalm 42, and a cappella-music g. f. händel "coronation anthems", "messias" (2013) f. schubert "messe es-dur", w. a. mozart "requiem", g. fauré "requiem", j. haydn "schöpfung", "missa in tempore belli", ... and a capellasongs  less

In 2013, having completed my university studies, my professional experience in composition was nil. My jobs until then had been as an ice cream seller and a brief stint at a bookstore making photocopies—part-time jobs to support my university studie...