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blog: Barcarolle Choir, Spring Concert: "The Drama of the Song"

Barcarolle Choir and its Musical Director, ​Sam Evans, are delighted to announce their next performance in June 2019.The evening will propose a wide range of pieces from a multitude of composers such as Chilcott, Verdi, D. Ellington, Webber, Berlioz, Bach...

Bulgarian Folk Song: Malka moma
video: Bulgarian Folk Song: Malka moma

Musica Viva Vocal Ensemble. Solo: Snežana Kusić. Beograd, 16. maj 2014.

blog: What if the singing session is a success, but you feel like a failure?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a Song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original Song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen Songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

blog: How to deal with Song lyrics 3: foreign words and beyond the first verse

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how you get beyond the written word if you've been learning lyrics from sheets of paper.     This week I want to look a...

blog: The Peanut Vendor

Looking for a sunny, happy Song for your concert?  This unaccompanied SATB setting of The Peanut Vendor will light up your choir and have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats!  Here's a computer playback to give you an idea.  The sh...

blog: Do you need a new program? Female Choirs watch out, here are some score recommendations for you!

Still looking for the proper Song to sing in a Choral Celebration and event around the world? Find some of the best of contemporary choral works or tuneful Italian music.   For Female Choirs, have a look at these: - Veni Sancte Spiritus by Guido...

blog: Refugees in Tacoma Joining Their Voices in Song

Since 1975, the United States has welcomed over 3 million refugees according to the U.S. Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center.  Each year the President, in consultation with Congress, determines the numerical ceiling for refugee...

新井満 - 千の風になって 《化作千縷微風》
video: 新井満 - 千の風になって 《化作千縷微風》

指揮:連芳貝 / 鋼琴:陳丹怡   "化作千縷微風"為日本作家兼歌手新井滿改編自911時追憶罹難者的英語詩歌"A Thousand Winds",由聲樂家秋川雅史演唱,並在2007年日本NHK跨年年度節目紅白大賽中一唱成名,成為日本流行音樂史上首度成為銷售冠軍的古典聲樂歌曲。歌詞訴說著逝者安慰生者的深情話語,溫柔的旋律,款款道出亡者心願,逝者已遠,幻滅的形體化作一縷縷微風,吹過原野,越過山岳,穿過林間,掀起水面波瀾,與大自然融為一體,思念之時請別哭泣,仔細感受,滋潤大地的空氣水與陽光,處處是我的關照與祝...  more

blog: Singing – the more you do it, the worse you get!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You work on a Song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...