[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question. Tim wro...
Following the dreadful fire in March earlier this year, Thomas's Choral Society are inviting the local community to raise their Voice in support of this appeal to help fund the restoration process in the name of the 'Phoenix Fund'. We are putting on a 'Co...
[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! ...
With age, vocal cords become less flexible and most singers find that it becomes harder to hit the high notes as the years go by. This can become a challenge, especially for older choir members. It’s important to take care of your voi...
The Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-Voice ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia... more
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are approximately 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. The statistics are staggering, particularly when combined with the number of individuals afflicted with other forms of demen...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This weekend I’m running a ‘Voice clinic’ for members of my choir. I’ll be spending time working on basic vocal technique and conf...
A selection of our recently produce publicity photographs set against the background music of our choir singing 'When The Saints Go Marching In'.