Un jour vis un foulon - Roland de Lassus (Orlando di Lasso) sung by The Stairwell Carollers with guest, Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor. From the Stairwell Carollers 40th anniversary concert, May 5, 2017. This concert was the Grand finale of a weekend work...  moreUn jour vis un foulon - Roland de Lassus (Orlando di Lasso) sung by The Stairwell Carollers with guest, Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor. From the Stairwell Carollers 40th anniversary concert, May 5, 2017. This concert was the Grand finale of a weekend workshop event with Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor ( Chanticleer alumnus and professional singer and choral conductor). Three choirs from Glebe Collegiate and Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor joined The Stairwell Carollers in workshops at the Galilee Centre and in concert. Our thanks to Rachel Handley, Glebe choir director and music teacher. Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html All Stairwell Carollers CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. This non-profit organization raises funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst...    less

"When you repeat a mantra, it drives away other distractions. It helps to keep your mind focused, calm, and centred."   Find your voice, sing from the heart, and feel good through meditation and Singing. Relax, breathe, and sing simple, soulful so...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many people won’t consider joining a choir or going to a Singing workshop because they believe they can’t ‘sing’. Yet ask them to s...

(English) Pavel Chesnokov - All-Night vigil: Blessed is the Man; University of Warsaw Choir, baritone: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; 1st place at the International Festival of Orthodox Church Music „Hajnówka 2010" and the ...  more(English) Pavel Chesnokov - All-Night vigil: Blessed is the Man; University of Warsaw Choir, baritone: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; 1st place at the International Festival of Orthodox Church Music „Hajnówka 2010" and the award for the best soloist; Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Białystok, Poland, 20th May 2010; more recordings at: http://www.chor.uw.edu.pl/cms/en/recordings (Polish) Chór Akademicki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego baryton: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, dyrygent: Irina Bogdanovich; I miejsce na XXIX Międzynarodowym Festiwalu Muzyki Chóralnej ''Hajnówka 2010'' oraz nagroda dla najlepszego solisty; Filharmonia Podlaska, Białystok, 2010-05-20 http://www.chor.uw.edu.pl  less

ICH ABER BIN ELEND, Op. 110, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms) Akademski pevski zbor Tone Tomšič Univerze v Ljubljani Dirigent / conductor: Sebastjan Vrhovnik Avusta 2012 posneto na festivalu Polifonico na tekmovanju za Grand Prix Arezza / Recorded on Poli...  moreICH ABER BIN ELEND, Op. 110, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms) Akademski pevski zbor Tone Tomšič Univerze v Ljubljani Dirigent / conductor: Sebastjan Vrhovnik Avusta 2012 posneto na festivalu Polifonico na tekmovanju za Grand Prix Arezza / Recorded on Polifonico festival in August 2012.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

Shape-Note Singing by Tony Quarrington Commissioned by Cantores Celestes Directed by Kelly Galbraith Kate Carver, piano Anne Lindsay, violin Tony Quarrington, guitar Stuart Laughton, trumpet Jordan O'Connor, bass April 22, 2017 'Sing Sea to Sea' L...  moreShape-Note Singing by Tony Quarrington Commissioned by Cantores Celestes Directed by Kelly Galbraith Kate Carver, piano Anne Lindsay, violin Tony Quarrington, guitar Stuart Laughton, trumpet Jordan O'Connor, bass April 22, 2017 'Sing Sea to Sea' LIVE CONCERT www.cantorescelestes.com  

  The Hutt Valley Singers have been busily preparing a full and exciting year of Singing for 2015, starting off with a performance of Karl Jenkins ‘The Armed Man’ with the Upper Hutt Brass Band and the Wainuiomata Choir. This popular wor...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need Singing lessons in order to sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people run ‘drop-in’ Singing sessions. People can drop in on any session they want, there is no commitment and no signing up for a ‘...