[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. &...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I wrote a post called Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? One of the comments got me thinking about things that have gone wrong...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is (apparently) a proverb from Zimbabwe  that says: “If you can walk, then you can dance. If you can talk, then you can sing.” &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Ever asked your choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our most negative Thoughts can raise their ugly heads.   Bor...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...

There are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and love to experiment in wo...  moreThere are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and love to experiment in workshops for international choral music are only two of many possibilities to experience the magic of choir singing. http://www.worldchoirgames.com  

One of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both su...  moreOne of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both suddenly died the first year I was in Montana. It was my way of turning to the psalms for prayer. The recent pictures were taken in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.