The Gillingham Male Voice choir in Torquay for the battle of the choirs competition 2011. This video features The choir singing Kwmbayah which is a famous African spiritual song. The choir's musical director is Paul Robinson and the accompanist is Matt Wh...  moreThe Gillingham Male Voice choir in Torquay for the battle of the choirs competition 2011. This video features The choir singing Kwmbayah which is a famous African spiritual song. The choir's musical director is Paul Robinson and the accompanist is Matt Whitworth. Website: http://gmvc.99k.org  

Since its foundation in 2005 by the choir master Enrique Martin, the choir of Las Veredas school has been developing choral music with 11 to 16 year old pupils. In this time the choir has participated in the Madrid Community choir contest, obtaining the f...  moreSince its foundation in 2005 by the choir master Enrique Martin, the choir of Las Veredas school has been developing choral music with 11 to 16 year old pupils. In this time the choir has participated in the Madrid Community choir contest, obtaining the first prize in 2009 and 2010, and the secón prize in 2007 and 2008 Within the choir activities, we could also mention their participation in theatre productions of the musicals Persephone and Midas by Steve Pogson, with which they obtained the first prize in the Vademorillo theatre contest. They were also awarded first prize in the Community of Madrid theatre contest, with the musical Super Jim, a play which was written specially for the choir by the British authors Steve Pogson and George Simmers. The work of the choir is not solely centred on the training of new singers and preparing concerts, since its beginning we hAve firmly believed that a junior choir should be innovative, and, year after year the choir has sought after original works by Spanish auth...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many community choir members enjoy practising at home. And so they should.   Ernest Williams, tenor, Croydon Male Voice choir by Philip Talmage ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I’m promoting a singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach.   Pho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   To maintain a healthy, growing choir, you need new recruits, but often you feel like you’ve exhausted all your usual sources.   photo ...

The Cenestra choir singing in the office foyer at Southwark

"Kwela Kwela" as sung the University of Pretoria Youth choir conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout at their Gala Concert held on 24 September 2011. A joyous exclamation which is set at a wedding, where the groom is being asked: "Where are you hiding the bri...  more"Kwela Kwela" as sung the University of Pretoria Youth choir conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout at their Gala Concert held on 24 September 2011. A joyous exclamation which is set at a wedding, where the groom is being asked: "Where are you hiding the bride". Traditional Sesotho South African traditional music is known for their movement and dancing in their songs, and the UP Youth choir accentuates this by highlighting the movement in their performance.  

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As a singing workshop and choir leader I hAve an incredibly easy life. I can get up when I want to and hAve no work commitments for five days ...

Béla Bartók Male choir The all-male chorus was founded in 1945, and it has been conducted by Lakner Tamás since 1980. The choir is famous for its amazingly rich collection of fourty-two prizes and awards of different international choir competitions. The...  moreBéla Bartók Male choir The all-male chorus was founded in 1945, and it has been conducted by Lakner Tamás since 1980. The choir is famous for its amazingly rich collection of fourty-two prizes and awards of different international choir competitions. The years of 2006 and 2008 were particularly successful for the group, as the 4th choir Olympics in China and the 5th choir Olympics in Austria brought twice the Olympic Championship of All-Male choirs to Pécs. In 2014, the Pécs men fascinated the jury and audience again – resulting an absolute first prize in the Beijing International Competition for choirs. As a result of the high artistic reputation, the chorus has been invited to make tours in Europe as well as in the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and China. The double CD of Choral Works for male voices by Zoltán Kodály was issued in 2010, as a world-premiere. The following year focused on bicentenary of the significant composer of the 19th century, Erkel Ferenc, resulting a further CD, with the male ch...    less

When singing in groups becomes illegal, what is a choir to do? As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world, that was the question faced by the Grande Prairie Boys' choir and their conductor Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal. This documentary follows their ...  moreWhen singing in groups becomes illegal, what is a choir to do? As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world, that was the question faced by the Grande Prairie Boys' choir and their conductor Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal. This documentary follows their journey and explores how the choir (and the community that loves them) copes when the music is MUTED. All music performed by the Grande Prairie Boys’ choir Conductor: Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal Directed and produced by: Rew Jones Cinematographer: David McGregor Camera Operators: Cody Flynn Mike Evans David McGregor Rew Jones Additional Cinematography by: Nathaniel Fast Tom Gorman Sound Recording by: Cody Flynn Arjun Roy Chris McIntyre GPBC Sound Personnel Sound Mixer Chris McIntyre Grips Les Tunke J. Francis Morgan The Parting Glass Traditional Arrangement by: Trent Worthington Silent Night Traditional Arrangement by: Kaplan, Olusola, Bram Published by: Sony Music Publishing Sing Merrily a Song Written by: C...    less