[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...

[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...

[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...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Your church or community centre sets up The Concerts. Your committee deals with The finances and The social events. Your musical director teac...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new Choir, blissfully ignorant of The 100+ community chorus that already existed There.   phot...

Through The past thousands of years, Choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more part of our everyday lives. We can only contemplate how it started - maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowadays, Choir singing - and mus...

Celtic Celebration Concert Feb. 15, 2014 Conductor Syd Birrell soloist Ev. Brooks

Chicago area premiere of Blessed be that Maid Marie from Acappellago December 2013 Concert, Congregational Church of Batavia, 12-8-2013.

Lyrics & Music: Vijay Singh Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at Their Spring Concert "A Blast From The Past" on May 12, 2015.

The Girl Choir of South Florida presents The compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. The Girl Choir of South Florida is The premier singing ensemble for young women in The tri-coun...  moreThe Girl Choir of South Florida presents The compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. The Girl Choir of South Florida is The premier singing ensemble for young women in The tri-county area. The Girl Choir, led by Artistic Director Wallis Peterson, has been extolled by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel as “imaginative, accessible, expressive, and entertaining”, gaining a reputation for delivering compelling Concert programming. The Girl Choir’s repertoire is broad, from ancient to modern, classical to popular, sacred to secular, and folk to Broadway, encompassing many cultures, faiths, and traditions. Over The past seven seasons, The Girl Choir has commissioned and premiered works by noted choral composers, including Eleanor Daley, Bob Chilcott, and David Brunner. The Girl Choir regularly presents Concerts at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts and as part of many Concert series throughout South Florida. The Girl Choir brings musi...    less