Watch the video of this recording here: https://youtu.be/qRx60LHevlE - - - Recording info: Phoenix Chamber Choir (https://phoenixchoir.com) Frédéricka Petit-Homme, Soloist Nicholle Andrews, Conductor Venue: Pacific Spirit United Church - Vancouver...  moreWatch the video of this recording here: https://youtu.be/qRx60LHevlE - - - Recording info: Phoenix Chamber Choir (https://phoenixchoir.com) Frédéricka Petit-Homme, Soloist Nicholle Andrews, Conductor Venue: Pacific Spirit United Church - Vancouver, BC, Canada Brad Andrews, Audio Engineer May 7, 2022 - - - Order score at: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/nou-la/ - - - About the work: “Nou La” (We Are Here) was commissioned by the Phoenix Chamber Choir. the organization uses their platform to make a difference and stand with those whose voices who have yet to be heard. Written in 3 languages, the text of “Nou La” was a collaborative effort between Sydney, Frédéricka Petit-Homme and Lloyd Reshard Jr.. After many meaningful conversations, the heart of the text was realized. Lloyd expressed his senTiments, stating: “the English portion of ‘Nou La’ stems from the social, cultural, racial and political unrest that has been stirred during the global Covid-19 pandemic. It was important for me to captu...    less

This Time of the year many of us summarize their lives: what has happened the last 356 days? At meeting music we are sure about that the most memorable moments are connected to some special experiences. the moment when you joined a choir and made lifelong...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most of the people who come to my singing workshops are in their 50s and pretty much all of them have a story to tell about the Time someone told the...

… this how we think about it, but let’s see, what the others say! "Venezia in Musica was a great experience for me and my choir. the festival was well organized and the staff was always smiling and helpful. We found Caorle picturesque and ...

"Kanpe La (Enough) describes the sense of despair and frustration we someTimes Feel in looking out at the amount of violence within our society and the degree to which both sides continue to escalate and escalate... where is the end of that?" - Robert Isa...  more"Kanpe La (Enough) describes the sense of despair and frustration we someTimes Feel in looking out at the amount of violence within our society and the degree to which both sides continue to escalate and escalate... where is the end of that?" - Robert Isaacs #KanpeLa - - - Cornell University Men's Glee Club Robert Isaacs, conductor Ithaca, NY - January 28, 2017. - - - See score at: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/kanpe-la  

OK so some songs we recorded didn't make the CD "these Islands". Here is one that got away. the Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited Time in the run up to the Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...

I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long Time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was Feeling rushed.   &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a Time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience.   ...