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M'ANAM
group: M'ANAM

Lass="view_more">M'ANAM is one of the most exciting new vocal ensembles to emerge in recent years, growing naturally from the ground-breaking choral group ANÚNA. Formed in 2017, the members come from the isLand of IreLand and beyond, encompassing a huge range of musical e...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">M'ANAM is one of the most exciting new vocal ensembles to emerge in recent years, growing naturally from the ground-breaking choral group ANÚNA. Formed in 2017, the members come from the isLand of IreLand and beyond, encompassing a huge range of musical experiences. The musical connection of the group to IreLand is deep and spans all the traditions present here. The songs and texts date back as far as the Viking raids on IreLand in the 9th century, through to music created by the men themselves under the direction of their Artistic Director Michael McGlynn. This year the group release their debut album, "M'ANAM" in the Autumn, and are featured artists on the opening track "CLarity" of the Latest album by accLaimed Japanese jazz-rock ensemble Mouse on the Keys whose 3rd album "tres" was released this May to universal accLaim. Their first digital single "Bandó Ribineann" is released this June.  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">less

Wrablers
group: Wrablers

Lass="view_more">We are a London-based mixed voice acappelLa choir who sing a mixture of folk, pop, jazz and world music. We've been singing together for a number of years and have developed a reLaxed, friendly style that's as much fun to listen to as it is to perform ...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">We are a London-based mixed voice acappelLa choir who sing a mixture of folk, pop, jazz and world music. We've been singing together for a number of years and have developed a reLaxed, friendly style that's as much fun to listen to as it is to perform in. We have performed at a number of venues across London and the South East, and are continually expanding our repertoire and our circle of friends.  

VoiSingers
group: VoiSingers

Lass="view_more">It's a choir whose aim is to combine modern musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, cLassical choral singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the Last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented sc...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">It's a choir whose aim is to combine modern musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, cLassical choral singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the Last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented scale, and the frigthening fact is that human values can be found less and less in them. The Voisingers is a novel approach to each song by the newly born transcripts, a new community, a decision that evaluates and realizes - considering musical needs of young people more than ever - the further development of the world-famous Hungarian choral music  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">less

blog: New ensemble: Spectrum Singers

  This has been a long time coming. For the past several years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time.   Now it is.   Feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal spac...

blog: Singing out of tune isn’t always a bad thing

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few years back in which he cLaimed that:   “singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...

blog: Can auditioned choirs still be ‘community’ choirs?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Nat started his choir four years ago. He has slowly built the numbers up to a fairly stable 35 or so, but thinks it’s time for a change.   &n...

blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

Muzaria
group: Muzaria

Muzaria evolved from the award winnning choir Salvacosta , who ran for 17 years. Please see the website for everything you need to know

blog: Perfecting Your Pitch: A Guide To Caring For Your Voice As You Age

With age, vocal cords become less flexible and most singers find that it becomes harder to hit the high notes as the years go by. This can become a challenge, especially for older choir members. It’s important to take care of your voi...

blog: All change! - handing your choir over to someone else

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In January 2008 I handed over the reins of my first choir WorldSong to a new musical director after ten years at the helm.     And in ...