How could we start better our festival season together with the first rays of spring sunshine, if not with an original Italian festival on the shore of Lake Garda, in one of the jewels of the area, Riva del Garda. We love this place: Lake Garda’s lu...
(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!) [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Everything in the concert is going brilliantly. The choir is firing on all cylinders. The audience are lapping it up, even your lame banter between songs....
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are good reasons why it’s h...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] For many of us, this time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are. Some people vastly ov...
1. “Press Forward, Saints” 2. “Rejoice, the Lord Is King” 3. “The King of love My Shepherd Is” (Organ Solo) 4. “Thy Will Be Done” 5. “As a Shepherd” 6. A Chain of Kindness (Spoken Word) 7. “Amen! Jesus Han Skal Råde” 8. “Come, Thou Fount of Every B... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how people are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m probably preaching to the converted here as I guess most of you reading this already sing regularly. photo by T Sundup So ho...
