[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I wrote a while back about 10 ways to be a better Choir member. But what qualities do you need to be a good Choir leader?   Musical d...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There is a lot of trust involved in being a singer in a Choir.     Trust that you will eventually learn The song; trust that, even if you&r...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   You can tell winter is on its way because it’s dark and cold when I set off for Choir each week.   photo by Todd Shaffer   It w...

From our Concert, "Beyond All Praising", on October 19, 2013

[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...

A part of The Choir's winning performance at The 57th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2014 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.Choir m.marulic_Choir@yahoo.com

A part of The Choir's winning performance at The 65th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2022 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.Choir m.marulic_Choir@yahoo.com

Raising voices, raising spirits Ignite Gospel Choir was founded by Keara Sheeran... In Oct of 2008 I returned to The Jes church, The place I had grown up with my faTher running The folk mass Choir. He had retired 12 years previously. What was once a p...  moreRaising voices, raising spirits Ignite Gospel Choir was founded by Keara Sheeran... In Oct of 2008 I returned to The Jes church, The place I had grown up with my faTher running The folk mass Choir. He had retired 12 years previously. What was once a packed out mass full of joy and prayer, families and young couples, singles and religious, was now a quieter mass with no Choir and I saddened by this. I offered my services as a singer and musician to come and provide music for The 5:30 mass and within a few short weeks I returned to The place I consider my spiritual home. I had not purposely set out to start a Choir but people began to approach me with a desire to sing and it was a need within The community I was not going to Ignore. On The 12th Dec 2008 The Jes Gospel Choir was birThed with 5 singers and me & it was a wonderful experience and we received a very warm welcome. within a year The Choir grew to over 15 members and some musicians. The wonderful thing about this Choir is that it is a Choir th...    less

© The Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved. OTher rights: Hong Kong Treble Choirs' Association. Any resemblance with a third party content is accidental and does not affect The rights to this recording. Performer: World Youth Choir, 200...  more© The Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved. OTher rights: Hong Kong Treble Choirs' Association. Any resemblance with a third party content is accidental and does not affect The rights to this recording. Performer: World Youth Choir, 2008 session in PRO China (Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau) Piece: Let's Jam Composer: Gary Fry Conductor: Dr. Steve Zegree, USA Recorded in The Guangzhou Concert hall The World Youth Choir session 2008 was held in China thanks to The cooperation between The Foundation World Youth Choir and The Hong Kong Treble Choirs' Association, Hong Kong. www.worldyouthChoir.org www.hktrebleChoir.com/home/en/ For full documentary on 2008 session in China please visit http://vimeo.com/19824692  less

Recorded at a Concert to mark The fifth anniversary.