[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can coMe in many forms: speech, wr...

Loving this acappella version from RoMeo and Juliet!

John Williams conducts the Mormon Tabernacle choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and International Children's choir in performing the 2002 Winter Olympic theMe song "Call of the Champions" during the Cultural Olympiad concert, February 9, 2002. "Call of th...  moreJohn Williams conducts the Mormon Tabernacle choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and International Children's choir in performing the 2002 Winter Olympic theMe song "Call of the Champions" during the Cultural Olympiad concert, February 9, 2002. "Call of the Champions" was composed by John Williams for the 2002 Olympic GaMes. Subscribe to our channel for more music like this: https://www.youtube.com/user/MormonTabchoir “Citius, Altius, fortius!” That was the soaring sound that was heard during the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic GaMes. Those three Latin words, Meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” echoed throughout millions of hoMes as people around the world tuned in to watch those gaMes. “Call of the Champions” was a spectacular collaboration that inspired hearts and lifted spirits of a nation still reeling from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Mormon Tabernacle choir perforMed the national anthem at the opening ceremonies, which included a tribute using the flag that was flown at Ground Zero. ...    less

www.wisemanproject.com 4. Song for the Phoenix Music and Text by Kentaro Sato (Ken-P) based on the text by L. C. F. Lactantius (c.250 - c.325)

[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 10 ways to be a better choir Member. This was prompted by an earlier post on whether you need singing lessons or not i...

Regarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us h...  moreRegarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us humans as we gaze upon the Golgotha scene and choruses and chorales reflect on our own place in the drama. Bach's incredible work of art stands alone in its complete telling of the crucifixion story in a manner which stirs and moves the soul of the perforMer and listener. This is a mountaintop experience not to be missed.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was running a workshop recently, and soMebody grabbed Me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are tiMes when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones.   photo by Linda Thomas ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last tiMe (Tuning up – where do start notes coMe from?) I talked about my aim of being able to give out a single note to my choir, instead of having t...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir Member.     choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila   This week I ...