[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t like rehearsing. I’d much rather turn up on the Day, trust the singers I’m working with and just busk it.      ...

This is a Zulu song recorded at our summer concert on July 13th 2014. It translates as: Hush, sleep little baby, Daddy will be home by dawn, There's a star that will lead you home. It is primarily a lullaby but was also used as a song of hope d...  moreThis is a Zulu song recorded at our summer concert on July 13th 2014. It translates as: Hush, sleep little baby, Daddy will be home by dawn, There's a star that will lead you home. It is primarily a lullaby but was also used as a song of hope during the apartheid era. Version courtesy of Big Big Sing www.bigbigsing.org. We welcome new members - if you would like to join us have a look at our website http://northkingstonchoir.wix.com/nkc.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was trawling through a bunch of choir websites the other Day in order to send out some information about a workshop I’m running.     I ...

Immerse yourself in three Days of accessible and high quality music-making with one of the UK's finest music educators and be part of the Festival Finale Chorus Project, Home Is Where You Find Your Freedom - all for just £25!Having completed twenty ...

And on National Albion Press Coverage Day, why not go the whole hog and read about Albion Ales in The Star, Sheffield too?   Follow the link and find out our exciting news - Ale and singing!   What an opportunity yo hit the right note!

compiled clips of some of 2009 set list

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a time it was fairly easy to work out how much your labour was worth.     You would toil in the fields all Day and at the end ...

Over the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. The choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and Euro...  moreOver the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. The choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and European tour. Their repertoire ranges from Handel’s Zadok the Priest to Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man. The Choir has performed in many major venues around in Europe, including St Nicolas Church Prague to St Mark’s Venice, and has sung in many commercial concerts including premiere of James Brett’s Book of Dreams and performed for the Queen’s arrival at Bushy Park during her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, where the choir also deputised for the Opera Babes. The singers in the choir are experienced musicians, many having sung with other choirs and choral societies and many are instrumentalists and instrumental music teachers. The choir has regularly performed with the Prague Conservatoire String Quartet and have performed and recorded with the London Metropolitan Or...    less

  Teddington Choral Society and its Music Director, Julian Collings, are delighted to announce their forthcoming concert:   "Feel the Spirit - Music of Modern America" Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, TW11 9NN, Teddington. July 9th at 7:3...

Just the way you look tonight - Kern arr. Neaum From the Les Sirènes Summer Concert - 26/06/11.