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...

[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.     ...

You planned the repertoire.  You sorted the venue.  You learned how to give a decent downbeat and how to coax a reluctant tenor section into something resembling a blend.  What nobody told you - what no conducting course really prepAres you...

A beautiful song composed by Fr. Donatus Chukwuedo highlighting on the total submission of priests of God, in all circumstances, to the vocation of the Catholic Priesthood (instituted by Christ Jesus, the high Priest, at the Lord's Supper. Now commemorate...  Arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">moreA beautiful song composed by Fr. Donatus Chukwuedo highlighting on the total submission of priests of God, in all circumstances, to the vocation of the Catholic Priesthood (instituted by Christ Jesus, the high Priest, at the Lord's Supper. Now commemorated on the Holy Thursday). This song is premiered by Friends of St. Val (FSV).  

[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 n...

BachWerk is made up of a group of People in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together We have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great mu...  Arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">moreBachWerk is made up of a group of People in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together We have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great music. Around thirty experienced amateur and professional singers make up the choir of BachWerk. The aim is to perform fantastic music to the highest possible standard. Working with music coach, Lodewijk Regout and conductor, David Miller, singers shAre the passion behind BachWerk.  Arent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getPArent().style.display='none';">less