With the name, BUMC Jazz Choir started out in 1994 and started Singing songs a cappella in 2001 and achieved to be the first Turkish a cappella jazz choir. BUMC Jazz Choir 2008 members, the winners of the IKSV Young Jazz 2008, who have boosted their s...  moreWith the name, BUMC Jazz Choir started out in 1994 and started Singing songs a cappella in 2001 and achieved to be the first Turkish a cappella jazz choir. BUMC Jazz Choir 2008 members, the winners of the IKSV Young Jazz 2008, who have boosted their success by attending to the most prestigious a cappella contest in the world, 'Vokal Total', in both pop and jazz categories and won 2 'Silver Diplom's and also have sung many times in many festivals such as the 15th International Istanbul Jazz Festival and the Akbank 18th Jazz Festival. They also gave special concerts with Sertab Erener (ESC 2003 winner). The group carries on with their professional musical careers under the name “Istanbul Essence”. In July 2010, Boğaziçi Jazz Choir returned back to Turkey with 1 second prize, 2 third prizes and 3 gold diplomas from the 'WORLD CHOIR GAMES' in China which is being shown as the biggest and the most prestigious choral music event, being held with nearly 40000 participations from 90 countries. Since Febr...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make Singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that Singing should...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and Singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I attended a Singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just me, or was the workshop leader no good?    ...

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

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Those of us who love to sing often love to sing at the top of our voices. It’s joyous!   photo by William P. Gottlieb But when you&r...

We are a community of people who love to sing. There is a variety of ages and ability levels. Our goals are learning a variety of repertoire and connecting through music and Singing together.

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  The other day, there was a question about whether or not a choir director should sing while directing.  This is an age old question but as usual I have my own ideas.  ...