[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.”   photo by Thomas Quine   It’s amazing ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a fe...

For those of you who missed the cahnce to hear Albion on meet the Choir on Radio 3, sunday afternoon Choir programme with Sara Mohr-Pietsch there is a second chance on sunday 5th July. Don't say you have not been warned - chance to catch up with a litt...

I’ve just finished reading a remarkable book called the Art of Possibility. It’s jointly authored by Rosamund Stone Zander and her husband, Benjamin Zander, who is an orchestral conductor.   Ben Zander by p_c_w   In the book, B...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well.   Photo by _foam   You’ll need to put in s...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “I love singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.”     So why haven’t you joined a choir or co...

Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists sing his arrangement of "Star Candles" (music by Michael Head, words by Margaret Rose) the sun's in his cradle, the bird's in her nest, the Shepherds are calling the lambs home to rest. go, sleep little Je...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists sing his arrangement of "Star Candles" (music by Michael Head, words by Margaret Rose) the sun's in his cradle, the bird's in her nest, the Shepherds are calling the lambs home to rest. go, sleep little Jesus! the wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky. A candle for Kingship, Sweet laughter it brings And mirth's golden music, the riches of Kings. go sleep little Jesus! the wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky But oh! in the skytop Up there I can see A cross, it's shining, It's shining on thee, go sleep, little Jesus! the wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky. "Star Candles" is available on the compact disc Joyous Day! distributed through Clarion Records. For purchase info, visit www.utahchamberartists.org  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few weeks back I wrote about why people might not join choirs or attend singing workshops: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m ashamed to say that I don’t know the name of every singer in my choir.     Unless choir members come for a drink after a...

     Praise in Public for legitimate accomplishment, don’t pander. Create challenging but attainable goals; short term, mid-term and long term. Take trips to both destinations and festivals, combined trips are best Schedul...