[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I raised the question of Whose choir is it any way?     © Copyright John Darch and licensed for reuse under this...

TOPIC: THE PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT   KEY TEXT: And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. John 14:16.          When Christ gave His disciples the promise o...

Last open session on Monday 14 September at Brighton and HOve High School, after that we get down to the serioius work of learning a song about seaweed, a contemporary scottish song about borders and an amazing arrangement of a John Coltraine number 'Lady...

live performance December 2023

Sospiri was founded by the composer John Duggan and the singer Christopher Watson. We are based in Oxford and many of our younger singers have gone on to sing professionally in London. We sing a wide range of classical repertoire, from Gregorian Chant and...  moreSospiri was founded by the composer John Duggan and the singer Christopher Watson. We are based in Oxford and many of our younger singers have gone on to sing professionally in London. We sing a wide range of classical repertoire, from Gregorian Chant and Renaissance polyphony to contemporary works, many written by John Duggan. We have recorded two discs for The Gift of Music and give concerts in Oxford and London, as well as making regular trips to France and Italy.  

After conducting a triumphant and passionate St John Passion on 31st March, Patrick McCarthy will conduct  Olivet to Calvary by J H Maunder. The performance is at St Nicholas Church, Harwich from 7pm.  Tickets  on the door £5 (full-ti...

Featuring John McGlynn on solo and mixed by Brian Masterson. Arranged by Michael McGlynn.

Kikimasu, directed by Carmen So, performs "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by John Rox, arranged by Jill Galina. Featuring Celtara, and Erin Craig (piano). Recorded at at "Snow in a Dark Night," Dec. 21, 2013 at McDougall Church, Edmonton, Alberta. F...  moreKikimasu, directed by Carmen So, performs "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by John Rox, arranged by Jill Galina. Featuring Celtara, and Erin Craig (piano). Recorded at at "Snow in a Dark Night," Dec. 21, 2013 at McDougall Church, Edmonton, Alberta. For more information on the Kokopelli Choir Association, visit http://kokopellichoirs.com.  

Founded and directed by former King's Singer Nigel Short, this award-winning choir performs with passion and precision covering repertoire from Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, James MacMillan, John Tavener, Joby Talbot and Alexander Levine to renaissance masterpie...  moreFounded and directed by former King's Singer Nigel Short, this award-winning choir performs with passion and precision covering repertoire from Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, James MacMillan, John Tavener, Joby Talbot and Alexander Levine to renaissance masterpieces and romantic part-songs which are all further enhanced by the choir’s dramatic use of movement around the performing space. Tenebrae continues to collaborate with orchestras such as the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Scottish Ensemble.  less

Singing the 40 Part Motet by Tallis in St Patrick's Cathedral