[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need singing lessons in order to sing? Photo by Anna Strumillo My main point was ...
Over 400 million people around the world regularly stream music. It's a quick, easy and accessible way of sharing your choir’s music with the community. You don’t need to invest in expensive equipment, however, to be able to make pro...
[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] 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...
The 3rd movement of Antonín Dvořák`s "Stabat mater" - Eja mater fons amoris Eia Mater, fons amoris Me sentire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam Alas, Mother, fount of love, Make me Feel the violence of thy sorrow, That I may mourn with thee. ... None';">moreNone;">The 3rd movement of Antonín Dvořák`s "Stabat mater" - Eja mater fons amoris Eia Mater, fons amoris Me sentire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam Alas, Mother, fount of love, Make me Feel the violence of thy sorrow, That I may mourn with thee. The live recording shows the Monteverdi Choir Würzburg with its conductor Matthias Beckert at their concert in the Neubaukirche of Würzburg, Germany on February 9, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.monteverdi-choir.com (german)
