Sionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.the members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Grego...  moreSionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.the members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Gregorian chant, sean nós and medieval polyphony. the River Shannon is named for the Goddess Sionna, whose myth tells how she sought out the hazelnuts of wisdom, believed to contain éigse, the spirit of inspiration and creativity. Since their inception in 2012, Sionna have been privileged to share the stage with some of the best names in Irish music today.  less

Firstly, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a good musician, and a reasonable singer. I sit in the Back corner of the choir and sing second bass, trying to sing so low that I can make the plastic chairs vibrate. Now, I say I'm a good musi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people look Back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while Back and he asked me if I was an artiSt. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

the city of Appleton, situated on the Fox River in Northeast Wisconsin, was settled in 1847 and boasts the nation’s first hydro-electric central station built in 1882.  It is in the Fox Valley that newVoices is cha...

Salvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray thee, O...  moreSalvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray thee, O Lord our God. Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  

Do you love singing and wish you could do more? Battersea Choral Workshops' theme for 2011 is Tallis to Whitacre. Our workshops take place in the beautiful River side church of St Mary's Battersea. there you will spend the day under the expert d...  moreDo you love singing and wish you could do more? Battersea Choral Workshops' theme for 2011 is Tallis to Whitacre. Our workshops take place in the beautiful River side church of St Mary's Battersea. there you will spend the day under the expert direction of Scott Inglis-Kidger and Ghislaine Morgan, top vocal coach. Look at our website and register if you would like to join us.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We all have an image of the type of singer (or musical director or choir) that we think we are. there are things that we can do and things that we can&rsqu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Gareth Malone returned to UK television Back in 2013 with a second series of the Choir: Sing While You Work. the choirmaster went into five different...

the St Peter's Singers of Leeds and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, with Alan Horsey (harpsichord) and David Houlder (organ continuo), directed by Dr Simon Lindley, perform the final chorus of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterwork St John Passion (BWV 245) at...  morethe St Peter's Singers of Leeds and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, with Alan Horsey (harpsichord) and David Houlder (organ continuo), directed by Dr Simon Lindley, perform the final chorus of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterwork St John Passion (BWV 245) at Leeds town Hall on Monday 18th February 2013 as part of the Leeds International Concert Season. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming events, can be found on our website http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk, our Facebook group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds' and on Twitter (@SPSLeeds).  less