I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...
Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...
Formed in April 2020 as a result of COVID-19, the group started to continue the passion we all share in music.
[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 a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The average age of people who attend the choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...
[This post was previously published on our blog, "Backstage at Encore Tours"] (Photo courtesy of planetpov.com) So you’ve traveled internationally and are now looking for something a little closer to home, or maybe you want to work...
Am I charismatic? How would I know?And what am I supposed to do about it? Charisma can be a problematic subject for conductors. We are told that it is an essential element for musical leadership, but we are also told it is a magical quality that ...
In this way has happened on the 14th In... Canto sul Garda International Choir Festival & Competition too. This year more than 450 singers came from 10 countries to share their musical knowledge and sing together in one of the most beautiful parts of Ital...
Pasadena Master Chorale recording , "Rejoice, O Virgin" by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Богородице Дево), conducted by Jeffrey Bernstein. November 14, 2011 - La Crescenta Presbyterian Church - La Crescenta, California. http://www.pasadenamasterchorale.org ... more
