One of the all-time favourite pieces in the Accessible Choral Library for smaller Choirs is David Barton's 'My Lord what a morning' for SAB which is now winging its way to a choir who picked up a sample copy at the recent National Association of Choirs co...

[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...

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

Uviwe Senior Secondary School Choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS Choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church Choirs. As a result of the love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to ...  moreUviwe Senior Secondary School Choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS Choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church Choirs. As a result of the love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to be established. From the first year of its existence, choir was trained and prepared for the schools’ eisteddfods by two fellow students. In 1998, they both matriculated. In the following year these students continued with the choir training and were compensated for their services by the School Governing Body (SGB). In 2001 they were snatched by nearby schools that were willing to pay them better wages and the SGB had to look for other people who could assist with choir training from the community. This continued until 2004, when the school employed a teacher who studied music at university. In 2009 another teacher, who studied music too, came and volunteered his services at the school. In 2010 the teacher was employed on a temporary basis by the Department of...    less

"Gebed" by Koos du Plessis Performed by the Cape Town Youth Choir as part of STBB's 121 year birthday celebrations Conducted and arranged by Leon Starker NOTICE: All Covid-19 regulations were followed in the making of this production Social Media:...  more"Gebed" by Koos du Plessis Performed by the Cape Town Youth Choir as part of STBB's 121 year birthday celebrations Conducted and arranged by Leon Starker NOTICE: All Covid-19 regulations were followed in the making of this production Social Media: STBB Website: https://stbb.co.za/  

Choirs R Us Christmas Concert 2022 in aid of Parkinson's UK: 'White Christmas' written by Irving Berlin. Arrangement and Choir Director: Jenny Bennett. Filmed by Tony Lymboura. For more info: www.Choirsrus.co.uk

Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu) - "Ukuthula" Purchase this track on our album "Forever Young": https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/ukuthula/id603615325?i=603615699 Website: http://www.ctyc.co.za Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTownYou...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu) - "Ukuthula" Purchase this track on our album "Forever Young": https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/ukuthula/id603615325?i=603615699 Website: http://www.ctyc.co.za Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTownYouthChoir Twitter: https://twitter.com/capetownchoir iTunes: http://bit.ly/ctyc-itunes Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/ctyc-google-play If you wish to help us in our mission of sharing our music with the world, please consider donating to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ctyc South African Traditional Conductor: Leon Starker Soloist: Astrid Joseph Live recording in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town (21 Aug 2011) Translation: Ukuthula - Peace Kulumhlaba we zono - In this (broken) world of trouble Igazi like Jesu lin yenyez' - the blood of Jesus flowed (so that you could have:) Ukuthula - Peace Usindiso - Redemption Ukubonga - Praise Ukutholwa - Faith Ukunqoba - Victory Induduzo - Comfort  less

‘Last Christmas’ written by George Michael, vocal arrangement by Jenny Bennett, performed at our Choirs R Us Christmas Concert 2018 in Barnet on 8th December 2018 in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Choir Director: Jenny Bennett. Keyboardist: Ben Croft. ...  more‘Last Christmas’ written by George Michael, vocal arrangement by Jenny Bennett, performed at our Choirs R Us Christmas Concert 2018 in Barnet on 8th December 2018 in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Choir Director: Jenny Bennett. Keyboardist: Ben Croft. For more info: www.Choirsrus.co.uk  

University of Pretoria Youth Choir (aged 14 - 19) Conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout - 17 October 2015 - Musaion theater, University of Pretoria www.upYouthchoir.com