[this is a version of a post which first appeAred on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes Welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

Seeing the forest for the trees... Something on my mind today as I prepAre young minds for a year of learning and growing as human beings through the medium of Choral Music, is the value of an individual identity in a group setting.  So many People ...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeAred on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that People should simply jump in and join a...

“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large number of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They Are sung at feasts or supras as they a...  Arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">more“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large number of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They Are sung at feasts or supras as they Are called in Georgian, where participants wish one another health and a long life. This is an urban version. This type of song is sometimes labelled Kutaisian because the town of Kutaisi (in Western Georgia) is considered the centre in Western urban songs, which Are based on European harmony. This concert was the culmination of a six-Week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There Are no auditions and all songs Are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight songs Are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter Are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com For the first time We Were joined by the vo...    Arent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeAred as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some People just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

Our Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. ...  Arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">moreOur Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. Statement of Purpose: Deo Cantamus is an organization of musicians whose purpose is to worship the true and living God through the performance of and instruction in quality vocal and instrumental music. Because worshipping God is our fundamental intention, this necessarily requires that We be in right relationship with the God We worship. We believe that this is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, We as individuals Are folloWers of Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus is the fully divine and fully human Son of God. His death and resurrection is the only means by which People can have forgiveness of their sins and eternal life. We believe that the guilt of our sins was entirely charged against Him on the cross. On the sole condition of t...    Arent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeAred as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Very, very few People Are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...

[A version of this article first appeAred as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We Are living in unprecedented times. People Are not alloWed to socialise.     How do We keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...

[A version of this article first appeAred as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But People Are always asking me for more songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeAred on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There Are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flaWed humans and...