Many directors, even though they deeply care and want to give their singers the best, simply can’t afford to commission new works or secure premieres. Odes of Love is an honest work—an ode to what we love most: life itself...
the only Reason we have been turned down for anything was because we are too passionate and joyful! We are a true community choir that supports each other in life and our passion for singing.
I'm always trying to get more men singing. For some Reason some men don't like mixed group, but prefer to sing with their own kind. I must admit that there is something special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmony together - i...
Some more news for you! Mixed choir watch out and get in touch with our published piece at PH Publisher "Make me a picture of the sun" by Battista Pradal. His works have been performed internationally. Many of his pieces were performed in Ita...
ALBION on Radio 3 - find out a little more about us (with the help of Radio 3 BBC engineers) follow the link on the picture. Andy Throssell talks a bit about the Albion way to the background of songs from these Islands.
When most people think of choir warmups, they picture scales, tongue twisters, or breathing exercises - all designed to help singers find their pitch, focus their sound, and prepare for rehearsal. And of course, that’s exactly what warmups do, and w...
I wrote an essay about group singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir. This is a picture of a summer sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog from the Front of the Choir] the simple Reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing. Photo by willsfca ...
“When something is right, when something is the truth, when something is beautiful, it carries on because it has people to fight for it.” – Paul Mealor Music in video: A Spotless Rose, Paul Mealor Buy music here: www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/sear... more
Originally published http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2014/07/15/alexander-pushkin-the-muse-of-the-great-russian-composers/ “If you but knew the flames that burn in me which I attempt to beat down with My Reason.”Alexander Pushkin On thi...