Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...
[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...
Last weekend we ended a very fulfilling season with a choir party. To celebrate we All sang our version of "Seasons Of Love" from the Musical Rent, lyrics by our conductor Jeanne Rabin (www.jeannerabin.com). You are All welcome to sing along (here's a li...
[This post was previously published on our blog, "Backstage at Encore Tours"] (Photo courtesy of planetpov.com) So you’ve traveled internationAlly and are now looking for something a little closer to home, or maybe you want to work...
Teddington Choral Society is excited to present their Christmas Concert for 2018. This year's Concert features the compositions and arrangements of local London composer, Jonathan Rathbone. During the evening some other Musical pieces will also be pe...
Am I charismatic? How would I know?And what am I supposed to do about it? Charisma can be a problematic subject for conductors. We are told that it is an essential element for Musical leadership, but we are also told it is a magical quality that ...
In this way has happened on the 14th In... Canto sul Garda International Choir Festival & Competition too. This year more than 450 singers came from 10 countries to share their Musical knowledge and sing together in one of the most beautiful parts of Ital...
"Amor Vittorioso" was written in 1591 as part of a Musical Commedia dell'arte. What could that have to do with half hour TV comedies? Well, I'll tell you. Did you know that Renaissance Madrigals helped birth Opera and Operettas? Yeah, I didn't e...
He was involved in music from his early childhood on, his father, Josef Wolfgang Ziegler, a well-known Austrian composer and choral director taught the first Musical steps to him. Singing and playing the violin became his passions. In the USA he starte...
pacapella sings acapella pop from the 70-80th with a lot of humor and fun. working since 2009. Musical director: ron gang manager: yael levin
