10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Gareth Malone returned to UK television back in 2013 with a second series of the Choir: Sing While You work. the choirmaster went into five different...

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Becoming the best choral leader you can requires a lifetime of committment, hard work and a never ending willingness to learn and grown.  Consider the following principles on your journey to maximizing your impact as a leader both inside and outside ...

Singing in a choir is fun, it builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...

we are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. we sing widely around our own region...  morewe are an active French community choir that presents 4 to 6 concerts per year. Our trademark is singing all concerts by memory, which means that with a changing repertoire, our members have to be willing to work hard. we sing widely around our own region in France but are looking to exchange with a choir further afield in the near future.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...

In one week, it is an important day: the final registration deadline for two of our festivals is expiring on December 10!   So, if you want to come - to Vienna between March 13-17, 2026 for the 34th International Franz Schubert Choir Festival & C...

A live Performance at the Seventh day Adventist (Pioneer) Church, Babcock University. July 17, 2017.

the fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which ChoREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. the long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows ...  morethe fundamental connection between music and scenic performance – this will be the intent with which ChoREOS wants to produce a new quality of musical scenic performances. the long-term experience of scenic choreographic work with different choirs shows us that singing or experiencing music is always connected to a primal impulse to movement. This primal impulse is unfolded our production, connect it to space and light and bring it all together in our performance. the result is a new musical work in a physical wholesomeness in which sound and movement do not compete but complement and enhance each other in fruitful ways. we are not interested in creating pictures for the music – we enhance the uncompromising sound to another level of perception, we heighten and amplify the body consciousness of our singing performers. we use the knowledge about the space and the powerful energies therein for our performances of choir singing. the dialogue between the perception of the inside and outside, the area of tension ...    less